Combine each group of short sentences into one sentence. Various combinations are possible. Choose the combination
that reads most smoothly and clearly and that sounds most appropriate in the context of surrounding sentences.
(Please write or type your answers on a separate sheet of paper.)
Star Trek
Star Trek was a television series.
It was an experiment.
The experiment was in science fiction for adults.
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•It was a low-budget production.
• It could not afford fancy special effects.
•It built its stories around very human characters.

•One character was an alien named Mr. Spock.
•He had pointy ears.
• He bled green blood.

• He worked well with another character.
This other character was Captain Kirk.
• Captain Kirk was the commander of the starship Enterprise.
•Spock was a symbol of reason in human nature.
•Kirk was a symbol of emotion in human nature.
•Together, they represented the basic human conflict between the head and the heart.
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•Star Trek was on the air for three seasons.
• Its ratings declined.
•The show was canceled.
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•Then a miracle happened.
• Reruns became popular.
The show refused to die.

• Fans called themselves Trekkies.
•The fans watched episodes many times.
•The fans held conventions.
• The conventions attracted as many as twenty thousand people.
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