Compound Sentences - Exercise

Exercise

This paragraph has no grammar mistakes, but the writing style is poor. Combine sentences whenever you think doing so will improve the style, but be careful not to overconnect. You can choose from the following words, but try not to use any word more than once. Punctuate correctly.

      Not every culture in the world eats every kind of meat. Nearly everybody enjoys chicken. One of the most famous names in chicken is Kentucky Fried Chicken. The man who started this business was not always a wealthy man. At one time, he owned a small gas station next to a main highway where many truck drivers stopped at his gas station. They wanted to get gas and rest. Many of the drivers had been driving for many hours so they were hungry. Mr. Sanders realized they were hungry and he began serving sandwiches and coffee. He served only sandwiches and coffee. The sandwiches were good but the sandwiches didn’t cost much. More and more drivers began to eat at his place. Mr. Sanders began serving chicken.

      The drivers had eaten it. They told their friends. His new business grew rapidly, yet it did not last long. The highway department builds a new main highway. Much of the traffic bypassed Mr. Sander’s station and restaurant therefore he had to close the restaurant. This happened. He was sixty-five years old. He knew his recipe for fried chicken was good. He went around the country trying to sell his idea of opening small restaurants that would specialize in fried chicken. By 1967, there were almost five thousand Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants. You go anywhere in the United States. You will see one. You like fried chicken. You will enjoy colonel’s chicken. Colonel Sanders died in 1980. His name will live on.