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Choose the right combined sentence from the following options.

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


Time clause conjunction while combines the two sentences in a correct way.

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He went to the market. He saw the latest gadget. He could not, however purchase it.

A. He went to the market and could not purchase the latest gadget that he saw.

B. He went to the market and saw the latest gadget but he could not purchase it.

C. He saw the latest gadget in the market and could not purchase it.

D. He could not purchase the latest gadget he saw in the market.

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I left home early. I could not get to work on time.

A. Because I left home early I could not get to work on time.

B. But I left home early could not get to work on time,

C. Though / although I left home early, I could not get to work on time.

D. I could not get to work on time as I left home early.

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Which of the following statement is incorrect?

A. When we combine two simple sentences by using an adverb or an adverbial phrase, we change the adverb of the sentence into adjective.

B. Two simple sentences are joined using a participle when they have a common subject.

C. The conjunction for noun clause in synthesis of complex sentences is that.

D. Compound sentences are joined using coordinating conjunctions.

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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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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.

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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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It will start working. You give it a kick.

A. It will start working you give it a kick.

B. It will start working by giving it a kick.

C. It will start working when/if you give it a kick.

D. You give it a kick it will start working.

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They decided to start a travel group. All agreed to this.

A. They all agreed to start a travel group.

B. They jointly decided to start a travel group.

C. They agreed to jointly start a travel group.

D. They unanimously decided to start a travel group.

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Which of the following statement about synthesis of sentence is incorrect?

A. Synthesis means combining two or more simple sentences in one sentence.

B. Synthesis is opposite of transformation of sentences.

C. Synthesis leads to the formation of either aa simple, complex or compound sentence.

D. All are correct.

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Separate: She has failed many times. She still hopes to get success at last.
Combined: In spite of many failures she still hopes to get success at least.

A. By using a preposition with noun or gerund

B. By using a Participle

C. By using a noun or a phrase in apposition

D. By using an infinitive

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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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Mohan is industrious. He is very particular in his work.

A. Mohan is very particular in his work as he is industrious.

B. Mohan is not only industrious but also very particular in his work.

C. Mohan is industrious and particular in his work.

D. Mohan is industrious as well as particular in his work.

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I went to the shop. I bought a watch.

A. I went to the shop bought a watch.

B. I went to the shop to bought a watch.

C. I went to the shop and bought a watch.

D. To buy a watch I went to the shop.

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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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Get inside. You may catch cold.

A. Get inside else you may catch cold.

B. You may catch cold, get inside.

C. Get inside, otherwise you may catch cold.

D. Get inside or you may catch cold.

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The prisoner fell down on his knees. He begged for mercy.

A. The prisoner fell down on his knees, he begged for mercy

B. The prisoner fell down on his knees and begged for mercy.

C. The prisoner begged for mercy felling down on his knees.

D. He begged mercy the prisoner felling down on his knees.

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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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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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Ashoka was a great conqueror. But he failed to unite the various conquered territories into a well-knit empire.

A. Ashoka was a great conqueror, but he failed to unite the various conquered territories into a well-knit empire.

B. Though Ashoka was a great conqueror, but he failed to unite the various conquered territories into a well-knit empire.

C. Despite being a great conqueror, Ashoka failed to unite the various conquered territories into a well-knit empire.

D. Ashoka failed to unite the various conquered territories into a well-knit empire, in spite of being a great conqueror.

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Sheena will not spend her money. She will not invest it.

A. Sheena will neither spend her money nor invest it.

B. Sheena will not spend her money and will not invest it.

C. Sheena will either spend her money or invest it.

D. Sheena will not spend her money or will not invest it either.Practice Exercise

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Please listen. Your teacher is telling something.

A. Please listen what your teacher is telling you.

B. Please listen to what your teacher is telling.

C. Your teacher is telling something to listen.

D. Please listen your teacher to telling something.

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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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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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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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It was not known. What is she doing in Indore.

A. It was not known what she was doing in Indore.

B. It was known she is doing what in Indore.

C. What she was doing in Indore is not known.

D. Not known she was doing what in Indore.

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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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She never believed in his statement. His father is a doctor.

A. She never believed in his statement that his father was a doctor.

B. His father is a doctor she never believed statement.

C. In his statement she never believed his father is a doctor.

D. His father is a doctor she never believed in his statement.

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I will get money for you. Dont go till then.

A. Dont go till then I will get money for you.

B. I will get money for you, dont go.

C. Dont go I will get money for you.

D. Dont go until I get money for you.

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She kept on asking. When will her mother return?

A. She kept on asking when her mother would return.

B. When will her mother return kept on asking she.

C. She kept on asking when her mother retun would.

D. Would her mother return she kept on asking.

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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.