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Flamingos are actually born with plain gray feathers.  \nFlamingos have beautiful bright pink feathers, but they are actually born with plain gray feathers.  \n6) Backpacks hold everything you need for school. Backpacks can hurt your shoulders if they are too heavy.  \nBackpacks hold everything you need for school, but they can hurt your shoulders if they are too heavy.  \n7) The Appalachian Trail stretches over two thousand miles. The Appalachian Trail is too long for most people to hike completely.  \nThe Appalachian Trail stretches over two thousand miles, but it is too long formost people to hike completely.  \n8) Archery teaches focus and steady hands. Archery equipment must be handled very carefully for safety.  \nArchery teaches focus and steady hands, but the equipment must be handled very carefully for safety.  \n9) Clownfish are protected by the stinging tentacles of sea anemones. Clownfish cannot survive far from their host anemone.  \nClownfish are protected by the stinging tentacles of sea anemones, but they cannot survive far from their host anemone  \n1-10  90  80  70  60  50  40  30  20  10  0   \n [Language Arts ](Language Arts  www.CommonCoreSheets.com 10)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Language Arts  www.CommonCoreSheets.com 10)[ 10](Language Arts  www.CommonCoreSheets.com 10) ~~                   ~~  \nCombine the short sentences into a longer sentence using 'but'.  \n1) Polar bears are powerful swimmers in icy waters. Polar bears are losing habitat as Arctic ice melts.  \nPolar bears are powerful swimmers in icy waters, but they are losing habitat as Arctic ice melts.  \n2) The Statue of Liberty is a famous symbol of welcome. The Statue of Liberty turned green over time from weather.  \nThe Statue of Liberty is a famous symbol of welcome, but it turned green overtime from weather.  \n3) Homemade bread smells amazing when it bakes. 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