Longman academy series 3 page 141 On a separate sheet of paper, combine the sentences in each group in any logical way to make one sentence. Your final sentence may be simple, compound, or complex. Look for opportunities to make adjective clauses. You may add, delete, or change words, but you must not omit any information or change the meaning.

The First Thanksgiving

1. Thanksgiving is an important holiday the United States. It celebrates the successful harvest of some of the first European settlers in North America.

(Answer one)Thanksgiving, which celebrates the successful harvest of some of the first European settlers in North America, is an important holiday in the United States.

2. In 1620, the Pilgrims arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The Pilgrims were a religious group from England.

3. The Pilgrims came to the New World. The government limited religious freedom in England.

4. The first winter was extremely difficult. The Pilgrims spent the first winter in America.

5. Almost half of the Pilgrims died of cold. Almost half of the Pilgrims died of hunger. Almost half of the Pilgrims died of disease.

6. Spring arrived. The Wampanoag helped them. The Wampanoag were a tribe of

Native Americans in Massachusetts.

7. The Wampanoag taught the newcomers how to build homes. The Wampanoag taught the newcomers how to hunt. The Wampanoag taught the newcomers how to grow corn.

8. The next winter came. The Pilgrims had prepared enough to survive.

9. They were grateful. They had a feast to give thanks.. 10. They shared food with the Wampanoag. They shared friendship with the

Wampanoag. They invited the Wampanoag to the feast. (Use whom.) 11. The Pilgrims and Wampanoag probably ate deer. Today Americans eat turkey

12. The food may be different. A modern Thanksgiving is similar in spirit to the first Thanksgiving.

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