Creative Editing
Chapter 4
Exercise 4
4. Combine each pair of sentences into one sentence. Make certain each new sentence has the same meaning as the original sentences.
a. Music shouted from a stereo. Music drifted out to the dark garden and quiet street.
b. Brownies had been baked. Brownies had been stacked high on paper plates.
c. An awkward couple lazed to the center of the floor. An awkward couple disappeared in a clump of bodies starting to dance.
d. The soft drink seeped into the carpet. The soft drink dried to a sticky patch on the floorboards.
e. The sound of a ringing telephone cut through the blend of music and voices. The sound of a ringing telephone continued and continued until someone picked up the receiver.
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