6、Louis approached the dean’s office. She walked at a slow pace.(simple sentence with –ing phrase at the beginning)
Walking at a slow pace, Louis approached the dean’s office.
7、Cindy lay on the couch. She was exhausted from working all day.(simple sentence with –ed phrase)
Cindy lay on the couch, exhausted from working all day.
8、Mary squirmed in her seat as she waited for her turn to speak. She was nervous.(compound sentence with –ly opener).
Nervously, Mary squirmed in her seat as she waited for her turn to speak.
9、James Joyce’s Ulysses, a long and complicated novel and which is on our reading list, has been banned by the school board.(parallel structure)
James Joyce’s Ulysses, which is a long and complicated novel and which is on our reading list, had been banned by the school board.
10、My father bought me a present, and it was digital wristwatch.(complex sentence)
My father bought me a present which was a digital wristwatch.