The passage focuses on distracted drivers, citing cellphone calls as a major factor in automobile accidents. based on the study described here, what would you conclude?
a) since dialing is more dangerous than talking, texting would be the least dangerous since it combines both behaviors.
b) since dialing is more dangerous than talking, texting would be the most dangerous since it combines both behaviors.
c) texting is too different from dialing or talking on a cell phone to draw a conclusion.
d) the number of cell phone related crashes should go down since texting is becoming so popular.

1 - a

2 - a

3 - c

4 - b

5 - d

a complex sentence consists of an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.  

to write complex sentences, we must use subordinating conjunctions.  

all the complex sentences begin with a subordinating conjunction and when it occurs, a comma must be place at the end of the dependent clause. on the contrary, if the sentence begins with an independent clause, then no comma is used.

after  

although  

as  

because  

before  

if  

since  

when  

for example,  

after she won the competition, she became very popular.  

although my father was hurt, he continued fighting for his rights.  

as all of you got a ten, you will be able to leave early today.  

before he went to the war, he asked his parents to bless him.  

if it is cold, i won’t go out.  

since you didn’t bring the homework, you will get low grades.  

when it is hot in the town, everyone goes to the beach.  

1. alliteration

2. wistful

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