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Combine the following pairs of sentences with suitable conjunctions.

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He paid the subscription fee. His membership was renewed.

A. He paid the subscription fee his membership was renewed.

B. His membership was renewed as he paid the subscription fee.

C. He paid the subscription fee so his membership was renewed.

D. His membership was renewed by paying subscription fee.

Correct Answer :

C. He paid the subscription fee so his membership was renewed.


Be careful of the conjunction so. Sometimes it can connect two independent clauses along with a comma, but sometimes it cant. Here so is used to combine the two sentences.

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He was going to school. He was caught in the train.

A. Going to school he was in the train was caught.

B. He was caught in the train going to school.

C. Caught in the train he was going to school.

D. While he was going to school, he was caught in train.

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India will have a good monsoon season this year. The meteorologists expect this.

A. The meteorologists expect a good monsoon season this year in India.

B. The meteorologists expect that India will have a good monsoon season this year.

C. As expected by the meteorologists, India will have a good monsoon season this year.

D. The meteorologists expect India to have a good monsoon season this year.

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There was little hope of success. She tried hard.

A. There was little hope of success, still she tried hard.

B. There was little hope of success, but she tried hard.

C. She tried hard but there was little scope of success.

D. There was little hope of success, nevertheless she tried hard.

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Given are two simple sentences, decipher which of the following is correctly combined complex sentence by using an adjective clause?
Separate: I met your friend. His wallet was stolen in the market.

A. I met your friend and his wallet was stolen in the market.

B. As soon as I met your friend, his wallet was stolen in the market.

C. I met your friend whose wallet was stolen in the market.

D. I met your friend because his wallet was stolen in the market.

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His father retired last year. He has been idle from that time.

A. He has been idle from that time his father retired.

B. Since his father retired last year he has been idle.

C. His father retired last year, he has been idle from that time.

D. Idle from that time his father retired last year.

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He settled in Nagpur. He was born there.

A. He was born there settled in Nagpur.

B. He settled in Nagpur was born there.

C. Settled in Nagpur was born there he.

D. He settled in Nagpur where he was born.

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You will find it. You look for it.

A. If you look for it will find it

B. When you look for it you will find it.

C. You look for it if you will find it.

D. You will find it if you look for it.

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I cannot say. Will he come tomorrow?

A. I cannot say he will come tomorrow.

B. I cannot say if/whether he will come tomorrow.

C. He will come tomorrow I cannot say.

D. Will he come tomorrow I cannot say.

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Rabindranath Tagore was a great poet. He was a good painter.

A. Rabindranath Tagore was not only a great poet, but also a good painter.

B. Besides being a great poet, Rabindranath Tagore was a good painter.

C. Rabindranath Tagore was a great poet as well as a good painter.

D. Rabindranath Tagore was a great poet and painter.

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The monster was proud of his power. He was defeated by Hercules.

A. The monster who was proud of his power was defeated by Hercules.

B. The monster was defeated by Hercules was proud of his power.

C. He was defeated by Hercules was proud of his power.

D. The monster proud of his power was defeated by Hercules.

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Separate: The monkey sat on a branch. He gibbered.
Combined : Sitting on a branch the monkey gibbered.

A. By using an infinitive

B. By using a noun or a phrase in apposition

C. By using a pParticiple

D. By using a preposition with noun or gerund

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She stood on tip-toe. She reached for the mangoes on tree.

A. She reached for the mangoes on tree by standing tip-toed.

B. She reached for the mangoes on tree when she stood on tip-toe.

C. Standing on tip-toe she reached for the mangoes on tree.

D. She reached the mangoes on tree standing on tip toe.

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Separate: I love Sanchit very much. He is my brother.
Combined: I love my brother Sanchit very much.

A. By using a noun or a phrase in apposition

B. By using a preposition with noun or gerund

C. By using an adverb or an Adverbial Phrase

D. By using an infinitive Synthesis of Sentences l 61

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She was honest. This was his statement. It was right.

A. He rightly said in his statement that she was honest.

B. She was rightly said as honest in his statement.

C. His statement was right in which he said that she was honest.

D. His statement that she was honest was right.

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I dont know. What is he doing?

A. I dont know he is doing what?

B. What is he doing I dont know?

C. He is doing what I dont know.

D. I dont know what he is doing.

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The hope is. She will return tomorrow.

A. The hope is that she will return tomorrow.

B. The hope is that she will return tomorrow.

C. She will return tomorrow is the hope.

D. That she will return is the hope.

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We visited the Golden Temple. Gurunanak Devji preached his first sermon here.

A. We visited the Golden Temple wherein Gurunanak Devji preached his first sermon.

B. We visited the Golden Temple because Gurunanak Devji preached his first sermon.

C. We visited the Golden Temple where Gurunanak Devji preached his first sermon.

D. Gurunanak Devji preached his first sermon at the Golden Temple.

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He paid the subscription fee. His membership was renewed.

A. He paid the subscription fee his membership was renewed.

B. His membership was renewed as he paid the subscription fee.

C. He paid the subscription fee so his membership was renewed.

D. His membership was renewed by paying subscription fee.

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Azim works hard Kabir works harder.

A. Azim works hard but Kabir works harder.

B. Both Azim and Kabir work harder.

C. Kabir and Azim work harder.

D. Kabir, Azim work harder.

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Given are two simple sentences, decipher which of the following is correctly combined complex sentence by using a noun clause?
Separate: She has failed. The reason is her illness.

A. The reason of her failure is that she is ill.

B. She was ill and thus failed.

C. She failed because of her illness.

D. The reason behind her failure is her illness.

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You must start at once. You will be late.

A. You will be late must start at once.

B. You must start at once or you will be late.

C. You must start at once because you will be late.

D. You must start at once for you will be late.

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Her younger brother is in Canada. He is a lecturer at a prestigious University.

A. Her younger brother is a lecturer at a prestigious University in Canada.

B. Her younger brother, who is in Canada, is a lecturer at a prestigious University.

C. Her younger brother is a lecturer at a prestigious Canadian University.

D. Her Canada based younger brother is a lecturer at a prestigious University.

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He will win the first prize. That is certain.

A. He will certainly win the first prize.

B. He will win the first prize that is certain.

C. That is certain the first prize he will win.

D. The first prize that is certain he will win.

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I must finish this novel. There are still few chapters.

A. I have still few chapters in this novel to finish.

B. I still have few chapters in the novel before I finish it.

C. Few chapters are still left for me to finish the novel.

D. There are still few chapters for me to finish this novel.

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The teacher enters the class room. You should get up.

A. When the teacher enters the class room, you should get up.

B. You should get up as the teacher enters the class room.

C. With the teacher enters the class room you should get up.

D. As soon as the teacher enters should get up

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I told you not to do it. You have done it again.

A. You have done it again when I told you not to do it.

B. I told you not to do it but you have done it again.

C. I told you not to do it, you have done it again.

D. Despite I told you not to do it you have done it again.

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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.

A. Seeing the police, the burglar took his heels.

B. On seeing the police, the burglar took his heels.

C. As soon as the burglar saw the police, he took his heels.

D. As the burglar saw the police, he took his heels.

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I say it. He is a good man.

A. I say he is a good man.

B. He is good man I say

C. I say that he is a good man.

D. I say he is good man it.

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I dont believe. She said something.

A. I dont believe what she said.

B. What she said I dont believe.

C. I dont believe in what she said.

D. She said something dont believe I.

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The US Trade Centre caught fire. The building was brunt to ashes.

A. The US Trade Centre having caught fire, the building was brunt to ashes.

B. The building of US Trade Centre caught fire and burnt to ashes.

C. The building of US Trade Centre was burnt to ashes when it caught fire.

D. The US Trade Centre caught fire and the building was brunt to ashes.