Question

(1) Many American men were drafted during World War II. (2) Many other men volunteered to serve. Which is the most effective way to combine sentences (1) and (2)?

Answer 1

Many American men were drafted during World War ll but, many men volunteered to serve.

Answer 2

I would combine the sentences saying, “During World War II, many men were drafted, others volunteering to serve.” In these sentences above (1 and 2), a term presented at the end of a sentence is awkwardly repeated immediately at the beginning of the following one. To avoid this unnecessary repetition, convert the second sentence into a subordinate clause of the first sentence by substituting the period after the first sentence with a comma and putting in During at the first part of the first sentence.