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Directions: Use the conjunctions and, or, but, or because to combine each sentence pair. Delete words to make your sentences as short as possible.
1.  Amy painted her bedroom. She did this to make her room look brighter.

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2.  I went to the grocery store this morning. I bought milk at the store when I went this morning.

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3.  I like to eat pancakes. Other people do not like to eat pancakes.

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4.  Ben likes going to the movies. Ben also likes playing video games.

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5.  I had to get to school by 8:30. Instead of getting there at 8:30, I was late.

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6.  Do you want to go to the park? If you don't want to do that, do you want to go golfing?

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7.  Tony likes to ride his bike. His brother likes to ride his bike too.

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