Exercise Rewrite the following by putting the short sentences into compound or complex sentences, or sentences with participial, prepositional, or other phrases: 1. Xu comes from a working-class family. He enrolled in college last fall. 2. The dean issued a bulletin. It said the library would remain open on weekends. 3. Last night was a wild night. The thunder roared. The wind blew a gale. The rain fell in torrents. 4. There are icicles on the trees. The temperature must have fallen considerably during the night. 5. He returned to his hometown. He had been away for twelve years. He looked in vain for the familiar landmarks. 6. We have made some progress. We still have a long way to go. 7. The sky was cloudless. The sun was shining brightly. 8. There were over two hundred passengers on board the plane. About one third of them were foreigners. 9. The girl began to learn to play the piano when she was a child. Her mother was a famous pianist. 10. She appeared on the stage. A stormy applause broke forth.