Glencoe Online Writer's Choice: Combining Sentences by Inserting Participial Phrases

Use a participial phrase to combine each sentence pair below.

1.	Megan rushed to help the victims. She had witnessed the auto accident only moments before.

2.	Chung Sook watched his sister. She was walking away.

3.	The salesperson glared at Sandra. He was tapping his foot.

4.	Trenell looked at Marvella. His face was etched with concern.

5.	Edgar Allan Poe died penniless. He had been poorly paid for his writing.

6.	The eight-year-olds danced around their fort. It was made of hard-packed snow.

7.	Sally reached into her purse. She was looking for her sunglasses.

8.	Natasha wandered along the seashore. She found a cowrie shell that had washed up on the sand.

9.	The Creek chief was impressed by his son's bravery. He declared the boy a warrior.

10.	Iowa is known as the Corn State. It is one of the leading producers of corn in the United States.

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