The following sentences use connecting words to help tie ideas together. The connecting words you are to identify are underlined. In the space, write T for transition, RW for repeated word, S for synonym, or P for pronoun. _____ 1. The Statue of Liberty stands watch in New York Harbor. In her right hand she holds the torch of freedom. _____ 2. Plants like poinsettias and mistletoe are pretty. They are also poisonous. _____ 3. A strip of strong cloth can be used as an emergency fan-belt replacement. In addition, a roll of duct tape can be used to patch a leaky hose temporarily. _____ 4. The battleship Arizona was sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Entombed in the vessel are the bodies of sailors who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. _____ 5. The molded plastic chairs in the classrooms are hard and uncomfortable. When I sit in one of these chairs , I feel as if I were sitting in a bucket. _____ 6. One way to tell if your skin is aging is to pinch a fold of skin on the back of your hand. If it doesn’t smooth out quickly, your skin is losing its youthful tone. _____ 7. I never eat sloppy joes. They look as if they’ve already been eaten. _____ 8. Clothing intended just for children seems to have vanished. Instead , children wear scaled-down versions of everything adults wear. _____ 9. Naturalism was the literary movement that described the individual’s struggle in a hostile world. Among those writers who embraced naturalism were Theodore Dreiser and Upton Sinclair. _____ 10. The giant cockroaches in Florida are the subject of local legends. A visitor, according to one tale, saw one of the insects , thought it was a Volkswagen, and tried to drive it away. _____ 11. Some thieves scour garbage cans for credit-card receipts. Then they use the owner’s name and card number to order merchandise by phone. _____ 12. Switzerland did not take sides in World War I or II. It remained neutral in both. _____ 13. There are many phobias other than the ones described in psychology textbooks. I have phobias , for instance, about toasters and lawn mowers. _____ 14. My back problems seem to be getting better because I am trying the exercises the team trainer taught me. As a result , I might not have to have surgery.