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Peacocks make very loud and startling calls.  \nPeacocks have stunning and colorful tail feathers, but they make very loud and startling calls.  \n6) Canoes glide smoothly through calm rivers and lakes. Canoes tip over easily if you stand up inside them.  \nCanoes glide smoothly through calm rivers and lakes, but they tip over easily if you stand up inside them.  \n7) Redwood trees can grow taller than a thirty-story building. Redwood trees only grow in a small region along the coast.  \nRedwood trees can grow taller than a thirty-story building, but they only grow ina small region along the coast.  \n8) Ice skating is a graceful winter activity. Ice skating takes a lot of balance and practice.  \nIce skating is a graceful winter activity, but it takes a lot of balance and practice.  \n9) Starfish can regrow a lost arm over time. Starfish move so slowly they can barely escape predators.  \nStarfish can regrow a lost arm over time, but they move so slowly they can barely escape  \n~~ predators ~~1-10~~ ~~~~ ~~90~~ ~~~~ ~~80~~ ~~~~ ~~70~~ ~~~~ ~~60~~ ~~~~ ~~50~~ ~~~~ ~~40~~ ~~~~ ~~30~~ ~~~~ ~~20~~ ~~~~ ~~10~~ ~~~~ ~~0~~ ~~  \nLanguage Arts  \n[www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com)  \n8  \nCombining Contradictory Sentences with 'But'  \nName: Answer Key  \nCombine the short sentences into a longer sentence using 'but'.  \n1) Crocodiles have the strongest bite of any animal. Crocodiles have very weak muscles for opening their jaws.  \nCrocodiles have the strongest bite of any animal, but they have very weak muscles for opening their jaws.  \n2) Niagara Falls is one of the most powerful waterfalls. 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