Compound sentences FANBOYS & Conjunctive adverbs

Mikhail Gorbachev was general secretary of the Soviet Union Communist Party from 1985–1991 ______ he was also the first democratically elected President in 1990.

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At first, Gorbachev was relatively unknown ________ he soon gave an indication that he wished to reform society.

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His key policy, Glasnost, involved freedom of religious expression and individual liberties __________ it prepared the way for democracy.

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He was unpopular in Russia ______ he had a role in the breakup of the Soviet Union.

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He was unpopular in Russia for his perceived role in the breakup of the Soviet Union ________ he remains an influential voice.

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Gorbachev didn’t like Putin’s third term as Russian President _______ did he like the democratic deficit in the 2011 elections.

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Michelangelo Buonarroti was an Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, poet and architect; ________ , he is one of the most influential Western artists of all

time.

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Michelangelo learned some of the basic painting techniques with Ghirlandaio, the leading fresco wall painter in Florence; ______ , he taught himself new

skills such as sculpting.

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Michelangelo Buonarroti was born on 6 March 1475, in a Florentine village called

Caprese. His father was a serving magistrate of the Florentine Republic and came from an important family; _______, Michelangelo did not wish to imitate his

father’s career and was attracted to the artistic world.

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His first patrons, the de’ Medicis, lost power; ______, Michelangelo was forced to go elsewhere for commissions.

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