1. Exercise 5 Combining Sentences by Inserting Phrases
English 7-Chapter 8
Exercise 5
Combining Sentences by Inserting Phrases

2. 1
The Inuit built winter shelters in a few hours. They stacked blocks of snow. (Change stacked to stacking.)
The Inuit built winter shelters in a few hours stacking blocks of snow.

3. 2 They used harpoons to hunt seals.
They used harpoons. This is how they hunted seals. (Change hunted to to hunt.)
They used harpoons to hunt seals.

4. 3 The Inuit also hunted and ate caribou. Caribou are a type of deer.
The Inuit also hunted and ate caribou, a type of deer.

5. 4
Whalers and fur traders came to the region and affected the Inuit way of life. They arrived in the 1800s.
Whalers and fur traders came to the region in the 1800s and affected the Inuit way of life.

6. The Inuit often moved several times a year to find food.5
The Inuit often moved several times a year. They moved so that they could find food. (Change find to to find.)
The Inuit often moved several times a year to find food.

7. 6
During the summer, traditional Inuit lived in tents. The tents were made from animal skins.
During the summer, traditional Inuit lived in tents made from animal skins.

8. 7
In the 1800s, many Inuit began to trap animals. They trapped animals for European fur traders.
In the 1800s, many Inuit began to trap animals for European fur traders.

9. 8
Some Inuit worked on whaling ships. They needed to find other ways to provide for their families. (Change need to needing.)
Needing to find other ways to provide for their families, some Inuit worked on whaling ships.

10. 9
The Inuit have survived for thousands of years. They have survived in the harsh Arctic climate.
The Inuit have survived for thousands of years in the harsh Arctic climate.

11. 10
Most Inuit today follow a modern way of life. They are like the Canadian Inuit seen in the photo on the opposite page.
Most Inuit, like the Canadian Inuit seen in the photo on the opposite page, today follow a modern way of life.

12. End