1. Exercise 9 Revising Stringy Sentences
English 8-Chapter 8
Exercise 9
Revising Stringy Sentences

2. Harriet Ross grew up as a slave in Maryland, and she worked on a plantation there, but in 1844 she married John Tubman, and he was a freed slave.
Stringy Sentence!
Harriet Ross grew up as a slave in Maryland where she worked on a plantation. In 1844 she married John Tubman, a freed slave. 1

3. Harriet Tubman did not believe that people should be slaves, and she decided to escape, and late one night she began her dangerous trip to the North.
Stringy Sentence!
Harriet Tubman did not believe that people should be slaves, and she decided to escape. Late one night she began her dangerous trip to the North. 2

4. She made the long journey to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by traveling at night.C 3

5. New friends told her about the Underground Railroad, and it was a secret group of people, and they helped runaway slaves get to the North.
Stringy Sentence!
New friends told her about the Underground Railroad, a secret group of people. They helped runaway slaves get to the North. 4

6. Tubman decided she would rescue more slaves from the South, and she used the North Star as her guide, and she led groups of slaves along the road to freedom, and she made nineteen trips in twelve years.
Stringy Sentence!
Tubman decided she would rescue more slaves from the South. Using the North Star as her guide, she led groups of slaves along the road to freedom making nineteen trips in twelve years. 5

7. 6 The slaves hid during the day and continued their journey at night.

8. Tubman never learned to read or write, but she was a powerful speaker, and she spoke at many antislavery meetings.
Stringy Sentence!
Tubman never learned to read or write. She was a powerful speaker and spoke at many antislavery meetings. 7

9. The Civil War broke out, and Tubman volunteered to help the Union army, and she served as a cook and a nurse and later she became a spy.
Stringy Sentence!
The Civil War broke out. Tubman volunteered to the Union army serving as a cook and a nurse. Later she became a spy. 8

10. The war ended, and Tubman settled in Auburn, New York, and she started a home for elderly black men and women.
Stringy Sentence!
The war ended. Tubman settled in Auburn, New York, starting a home for elderly black men and women. 9

11. The people of Auburn built Freedom Park in memory of Tubman.C 10

12. End