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Unit  3:  Expanding  and  Condensing  Information  
 
 
Combine  the  sentences  using  reduced  adjective  clauses  or  appositives.  
 
1.   Businesses  can  install  video  cameras  to  prevent  crimes.  These  businesses  are  
concerned  about  safety.  
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2.   Today  there  are  a  number  of  driverless  cars.    The  cars  are  being  tested  on  the  roads.  
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3.   Alexander  Graham  Bell  was  born  to  a  deaf  mother.    Bell  was  the  inventor  of  the  
telephone.  
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4.   The  Caribbean  is  a  large  area.  The  area  consists  of  thousands  of  islands  and  28  
different  countries.  
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5.   Pride  and  Prejudice  is  a  social  commentary  about  early  19th  century  England.    Pride  
and  Prejudice  was  a  novel  written  by  Jane  Austen.  
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Write  sentences  using  the  phrases  in  parentheses.  
 
6.   (is  a  useful  way  to)  
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7.   (hope  that)  
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8.   (in  order  to  learn  how)  
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9.   (have  agreed  to)  
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10.   (need  to  start)  
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Essay  Prompt    Write  an  essay  about  the  advantages  and  disadvantages  of  using  technology  
to  learn  a  foreign  language.      Consider  technology  such  as  computer-­‐based  language  
programs,  the  use  of  cell  phones  in  classrooms,  and/or  online  classes.  
 

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