COMPOUND SENTENCE. USING TRANSITIONAL WORDS OR PHRASES. PRACTICE 3
1. Two inventors believed that Americans would welcome the opportunity to have a gasmask. They invented one that is part of a baseball cap.
2. Professional gas masks are costly, heavy, and hard to use. Most consumers would not find them appealing.
3. The new baseball-cap gas mask is small and lightweight. It can fit in the corner of a drawer, in a coat pocket, or in a briefcase.
4. This mask can easily fit children as well as adults. It may sell for as little as twenty dollars.
5. The wearer slips a thin sheet of transparent plastic attached to the hat over his or her head. The plastic sheet can be tied shut at the back of the neck.
6. Air from the outside is pulled in by a tiny fan. The air is forced through a filter of activated carbon in the hat's brim.
7. The inventors say that the plastic sheet allows the wearer to see clearly. It does not make the wearer feel too closed in.
8. The mask is not intended for long-term use. It is meant to be worn for about fifteen to thirty minutes.
9. The goal is to allow the wearer to get out of the contaminated area quickly. The wearer can simply slip on the mask and then move into fresh air.
10. The inventors are now looking for a company to make the new gas mask. Consumers will be able to obtain the gas masks from the manufacturer
Two inventors believed that Americans would welcome the opportunity to have a gas mask, so they invented one that is part of a baseball cap.
Professional gas masks are costly, heavy, and hard to use; therefore, most consumers would not find them appealing.
The new baseball-cap gas mask is small and lightweight, and it can fit in the corner of a drawer, in a coat pocket, or in a briefcase.
This mask can easily fit children as well as adults, and it may sell for as little as twenty dollars.
The wearer slips a thin sheet of transparent plastic attached to the hat over his or her head, and the plastic sheet can be tied shut at the back of the neck.
Air from the outside is pulled in by a tiny fan, and the air is forced through a filter of activated carbon in the hat's brim.
The inventors say that the plastic sheet allows the wearer to see clearly and does not make the wearer feel too closed in.
The mask is not intended for long-term use but is meant to be worn for about fifteen to thirty minutes.
The goal is to allow the wearer to get out of the contaminated area quickly, so the wearer can simply slip on the mask and then move into fresh air.
The inventors are now looking for a company to make the new gas mask, and consumers will be able to obtain the gas masks from the manufacturer.
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