HELP PLZ! It looks like a lot, so I made it worth 45 points! Combine the following sentences by changing the italicized group of words into a gerund or gerund phrase. Then write the complete sentence in the paragraph box. We cut our own tree at Christmas time, and this is a special celebration in our home.

I watch for the sales. This way I save money. (prepositional phrase with a gerund object)

I lost my wallet. This caused me great inconvenience.

The weather bureau uses balloons. They determine the temperature aloft.

It doesn't always save time if someone is doing something in a hurry.

The journalist took a job in the hotel. This way he would get facts for an article.

Bob used raspberry flavor in the cod liver oil. It masks the taste of the medicine.

John bought a black cat. In this way, he proved he wasn't superstitious.