Direction.
Choose the right combined sentence from the following options.
Everybody was pleased to know. She was absent.
Everybody was pleased to know that she was absent.
She was absent everybody was pleased.
Everybody was pleased to know she was absent.
Everybody was pleased she was absent to know.
Correct Answer :
A. Everybody was pleased to know that she was absent.
Subordinate conjunction that becomes object of infinitive and combine the two noun clauses.
Related Questions
Which of the following statement about synthesis of sentence is incorrect?
Synthesis means combining two or more simple sentences in one sentence.
Synthesis is opposite of transformation of sentences.
Synthesis leads to the formation of either aa simple, complex or compound sentence.
All are correct.
You must be quiet. You must leave the room.
You must be quiet. You must leave the room.
You must leave the room and quiet.
Must you leave and quiet the room
You must be quiet or you must leave the room.
Given are two simple sentences, decipher which of the following is correctly combined complex sentence by using an adverb clause?
Separate: The burglar saw the police. He took his heels.
Seeing the police, the burglar took his heels.
On seeing the police, the burglar took his heels.
As soon as the burglar saw the police, he took his heels.
As the burglar saw the police, he took his heels.
Separate: Anita was scolded. Her uncle scolded badly.
Combined: Anita was badly scolded by her uncle
By using a preposition with noun or gerund
By using, Nominative Absolute Construction
By using a noun or a phrase in apposition
By using an adverb or an Adverbial Phrase
Sheena will not spend her money. She will not invest it.
Sheena will neither spend her money nor invest it.
Sheena will not spend her money and will not invest it.
Sheena will either spend her money or invest it.
Sheena will not spend her money or will not invest it either.Practice Exercise
There was little hope of success. She tried hard.
There was little hope of success, still she tried hard.
There was little hope of success, but she tried hard.
She tried hard but there was little scope of success.
There was little hope of success, nevertheless she tried hard.
Ani speaks English. She also speaks French.
Ani speaks English as well as French.
Ani speaks English apart from French.
Ani speaks both English and French.
Ani speaks English and French.
He is snobbish. I like him.
Though he is snobbish, I like him.
He is snobbish and I like him
He is snobbish but I like him
I like him because he is snobbish
Separate: She wanted to educate her son. She sent him to London.
Combined: She sent her son to London to educate him.
By using an adverb or an Adverbial Phrase
By using a Participle
By using an infinitive
By using, Nominative Absolute Construction
The monster was proud of his power. He was defeated by Hercules.
The monster who was proud of his power was defeated by Hercules.
The monster was defeated by Hercules was proud of his power.
He was defeated by Hercules was proud of his power.
The monster proud of his power was defeated by Hercules.
I told you not to do it. You have done it again.
You have done it again when I told you not to do it.
I told you not to do it but you have done it again.
I told you not to do it, you have done it again.
Despite I told you not to do it you have done it again.
I will get money for you. Dont go till then.
Dont go till then I will get money for you.
I will get money for you, dont go.
Dont go I will get money for you.
Dont go until I get money for you.
Everybody was pleased to know. She was absent.
Everybody was pleased to know that she was absent.
She was absent everybody was pleased.
Everybody was pleased to know she was absent.
Everybody was pleased she was absent to know.
She never believed in his statement. His father is a doctor.
She never believed in his statement that his father was a doctor.
His father is a doctor she never believed statement.
In his statement she never believed his father is a doctor.
His father is a doctor she never believed in his statement.
The hope is. She will return tomorrow.
The hope is that she will return tomorrow.
The hope is that she will return tomorrow.
She will return tomorrow is the hope.
That she will return is the hope.
Mohan is industrious. He is very particular in his work.
Mohan is very particular in his work as he is industrious.
Mohan is not only industrious but also very particular in his work.
Mohan is industrious and particular in his work.
Mohan is industrious as well as particular in his work.
He has walked five miles. It is possible that he is tired.
He has walked five miles, it is possible that he is tired.
He has walked five miles, so he must be tired.
He has walked five miles therefore it is possible that he is tired.
He has walked five miles and possible that he is tired.
Please listen. Your teacher is telling something.
Please listen what your teacher is telling you.
Please listen to what your teacher is telling.
Your teacher is telling something to listen.
Please listen your teacher to telling something.
He went to the market. He saw the latest gadget. He could not, however purchase it.
He went to the market and could not purchase the latest gadget that he saw.
He went to the market and saw the latest gadget but he could not purchase it.
He saw the latest gadget in the market and could not purchase it.
He could not purchase the latest gadget he saw in the market.
Which of the following statement is incorrect?
When we combine two simple sentences by using an adverb or an adverbial phrase, we change the adverb of the sentence into adjective.
Two simple sentences are joined using a participle when they have a common subject.
The conjunction for noun clause in synthesis of complex sentences is that.
Compound sentences are joined using coordinating conjunctions.
I left home early. I could not get to work on time.
Because I left home early I could not get to work on time.
But I left home early could not get to work on time,
Though / although I left home early, I could not get to work on time.
I could not get to work on time as I left home early.
The prisoner fell down on his knees. He begged for mercy.
The prisoner fell down on his knees, he begged for mercy
The prisoner fell down on his knees and begged for mercy.
The prisoner begged for mercy felling down on his knees.
He begged mercy the prisoner felling down on his knees.
The servant mopped the room; she found a wallet lying in the corner.
The servant found a wallet while mopping the corner of the room.
The servant founded a wallet lying in the corner while mopping the room.
The servant mopped the room and found a wallet lying in the corner.
While mopping the room, the servant found a wallet lying in a corner.
Her younger brother is in Canada. He is a lecturer at a prestigious University.
Her younger brother is a lecturer at a prestigious University in Canada.
Her younger brother, who is in Canada, is a lecturer at a prestigious University.
Her younger brother is a lecturer at a prestigious Canadian University.
Her Canada based younger brother is a lecturer at a prestigious University.
You heat ice. It melts.
If/when you heat ice, it melts.
You heat ice it melts.
It melts heating ice.
Heating ice it melts.
I dont believe. She said something.
I dont believe what she said.
What she said I dont believe.
I dont believe in what she said.
She said something dont believe I.
Get inside. You may catch cold.
Get inside else you may catch cold.
You may catch cold, get inside.
Get inside, otherwise you may catch cold.
Get inside or you may catch cold.
Mahatma Gandhi was a great visionary. He realised the danger of communal conflicts. He sacrificed his life to bring about unity.
A great visionary, Mahatma Gandhi realised the danger of communal conflicts and sacrificed his life to bring about unity.
Mahatma Gandhi, a great visionary, He sacrificed his life to bring about unity on realising the danger of communal conflicts.
Mahatma Gandhi sacrificed his life to bring about unity when he realised the danger of communal conflicts.
Having realised the danger of communal conflicts Mahatma Gandhi, a great visionary, sacrificed his life to bring about unity.
We visited the Golden Temple. Gurunanak Devji preached his first sermon here.
We visited the Golden Temple wherein Gurunanak Devji preached his first sermon.
We visited the Golden Temple because Gurunanak Devji preached his first sermon.
We visited the Golden Temple where Gurunanak Devji preached his first sermon.
Gurunanak Devji preached his first sermon at the Golden Temple.
The fact is. Nisha has not qualified the test.
Nisha has not qualified the test is the fact.
The fact, Nisha has not qualified the test.
The fact is that Nisha has not qualified the test.
Nisha is the fact not qualified the test.