Joining Sentences
Cars were invented. People rode horses. They took trains.
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Before cars were invented, people rode horses or they took trains.
Sharks have eyesight. It is powerful. It is strong.
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Sharks have powerful, strong eyesight.
The English government did not want to spend money on colonies. It allowed companies to build them instead.
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Since the English government did not want to spend money on the colonies, it allowed companies to build them instead.
The English government did not want to spend money on colonies, so it allowed companies to build them instead.
On 1930, a scientist discovered a tiny planet with a size/surface area similar to russia in the depths of the solar system.
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In 1930, a scientist discovered a tiny planet with a size/surface area similar to Russia in the depths of the solar system.
Cars were invented. They only went 6 mph. Now some can go over 300 mph.
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When cars were invented, they only went 6 mph but now some can go over 300 mph.
A shark's skin feels just like sandpaper. The skin is rough. The skin is scaly.
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A shark's rough, scaly skin feels just like sandpaper.
The Virginia Company established Jamestown in 1607. Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement.
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The Virginia Company established Jamestown in 1607, so Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement.
Scientists discovered that pluto has a dense rock core with a thickly layer of ice covering its surface.
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Scientists discovered that Pluto has a dense rock core with a thick layer of ice covering its surface.
The first cars were not very comfortable. They were affordable. They were very popular in America.
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Even though the first cars were not very comfortable, they were affordable, so they were very popular in America.
Whale sharks have a pattern of spots. The pattern of spots is unique. The pattern of spots is distinctive.
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Whale sharks have a unique, distinctive pattern of spots.
The colonists struggled with disease and famine. The Powhatan tribes helped them.
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Since the colonists struggled with disease and famine, the Powhatan tribes helped them.
A strange little planet Pluto has an orbit unlike any other planet
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A strange little planet, Pluto has an orbit unlike any other planet.
Technology has developed a lot in the last century. Some modern cars don't need gas. Some don't even need drivers.
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Because technology has developed a lot in the last century, some modern cards don't need gas and some don't even need drivers.
Sharks have skeletons made of cartilage instead of bone. The skeleton is light. The skeleton is flexible.
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Sharks have light, flexible skeletons made of cartilage instead of bone.
The Powhatan tribe taught the colonists to grow tobacco. Tobacco was a native crop.
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The Powhatan tribe taught the colonists to grow tobacco because (or since) tobacco was a native crop.
Plutos orbit is elliptical - in the shape of an ovel.
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Pluto's orbit is elliptical - in the shape of an oval.
Electric cars are better for the environment. They produce less pollution. They can be expensive.
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The spots on a shark's face help them detect changes in the ocean. The spots are special. The spots are sensitive.
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The special, sensitive spots on a shark's face help them detect changes in the ocean.
The colonist began to expand their settlement onto native lands. This hurt their relationships with the Powhatan tribes.
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Because the colonists began to expand their settlement onto native lands, this hurt their relationships with the Powhatan tribes.
In 2005, scientists decide it no longer fit the definition of a planet due to it's small size and orbit.
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