Learning to combine ideas into more complex sentences is an important skill in writing. There are many ways to do this--many possible bonus points! Try to combine the following three sentences.
1.Barack Obama was inaugurated as president in January 20th 2009.
2.He has now been in office for a year.
3.Many people expected big things from him despite the problems he encountered.
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Barack Obama was inaugurated as president in January 20th 2009, been in office for a year; many people expected big things from him despite the problems he encountered.
Many people expected big things from Barack Obama despite the problems he encountered when he was inaugurated as president a year ago, in January 20th 2009.
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Many people expected big things from Barack Obama when he was inaugurated as president a year ago, in January 20th 2009, despite the problems he encountered.
UZMA:There's something missing here--perhaps a relative pronoun.
MAYA: The second one is better because of the punctuation:-)
Barack Obama was inaugurated as president in January 20th 2009,he has been in office for a year; many people expected big things from him despite the problems he encountered.
UZMA: That's still awkward--do try a relative pronoun;-)
Barack Obama was inaugurated as president in January 20th 2009,who been in office for a year; many people expected big things from him despite the problems he encountered.
UZMA: OK, you have added a relative pronoun but it's in the wrong place and it has changed the meaning of the sentence.
Barack Obama was inaugurated as president in January 20th 2009,he has been in office for a year; many people expected big things from him despite the problems that he encountered.
Barack Obama was inaugurated as president in January 20th 2009,he has been in office for a year; many people expected big things from him despite the problems that he encountered.
UZMA: I think you need to check what a relative pronoun is;-)
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