Answers and Explanations

Writing Exercise 3

1. Because teenagers value driving as a privilege, most work hard to be safe drivers. [Use a connections word to introduce the first clause.]
2. Teenagers value driving as a privilege, so most work hard to be safe drivers. [Use a comma followed by a FANBOYS word to combine the two clauses.]
3. Teenagers value driving as a privilege; therefore, most work hard to be safe drivers. [Use a semicolon and a non-FANBOYS connections word to combine the two clauses.]