Compound Sentences 5.2: Patterns of Power

Compare and Contrast the following quotes.

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"His tone was sharp, and I could tell he wasn’t playing."

"The puppy’s cry was piercing, and I could tell she was hungry."

Write a sentence that imitates the sentences below.

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"His tone was sharp, and I could tell he wasn’t playing."

"The puppy’s cry was piercing, and I could tell she was hungry."

What changed in the sentence? What is the effect of the change?

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I could tell he wasn’t playing, and his tone was sharp.

What changed in the sentence? What is the effect of the change?

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His tone was sharp, but I could tell he wasn’t playing.

What changed in the sentence? What is the effect of the change?

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His tone was sharp. I could tell he wasn’t playing.