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The Amazon River is home to dangerous piranhas.  \nThe Amazon River is the largest river by volume, but it is home to dangerous piranhas.  \n2) Dolphins are very intelligent animals. Dolphins can be difficult to study in the wild.  \nDolphins are very intelligent animals, but they can be difficult to study in the wild.  \n3) Maple trees produce sweet sap for syrup. Maple trees lose all their leaves in the fall.  \nMaple trees produce sweet sap for syrup, but they lose all their leaves in the fall.  \n4) Kangaroos can leap up to thirty feet in one jump. Kangaroos cannot walk backward easily.  \nKangaroos can leap up to thirty feet in one jump, but they cannot walk backward easily.  \n5) Compasses always point north to help with navigation. Compasses do not work well near large metal objects.  \nCompasses always point north to help with navigation, but they do not work well near large metal objects.  \n6) Elephants have amazing memories. Elephants need huge amounts of food every day.  \nElephants have amazing memories, but they need huge amounts of food everyday.  \n7) Hot air balloons offer beautiful views from above. Hot air balloons cannot be steered very well by the pilot.  \nHot air balloons offer beautiful views from above, but they cannot be steered very well by the pilot.  \n8) 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.  \n9) Sharks have an incredible sense of smell. Sharks are often misunderstood by people.  \nSharks have an incredible sense of smell, but they are often misunderstood by people.  \n10) Volcanoes create new land when lava cools. Volcanoes can destroy everything nearby when they erupt.  \nVolcanoes land lava but  \n~~ create new when cools, they~~1-1~~a~~9~~n~~0~~ ~~~~r~~0~~y ~~5~~e~~0~~v~~0~~ry~~3~~t~~0~~h~~2~~i~~~~g~~10~~ ~~~~ ~~0~~ ~~  [Language Arts ](Language Arts  www.CommonCoreSheets.com)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Language Arts  www.CommonCoreSheets.com)  \nCombine the short sentences into a longer sentence using 'but'.  \n1) The Amazon River is the largest river by volume. The Amazon River is home to dangerous piranhas.  \nThe Amazon River is the largest river by volume, but it is home to dangerous piranhas.  \n2) Dolphins are very intelligent animals. Dolphins can be difficult to study in the wild.  \nDolphins are very intelligent animals, but they can be difficult to study in the wild.  \n3) Maple trees produce sweet sap for syrup. 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