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Combine the following pairs of sentences with suitable conjunctions.

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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.

Correct Answer :

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


Some conjunctions combine with other words to form what are called correlative conjunctions. They always travel in pairs, joining various sentence elements that should be treated as grammatically equal. Here but is used to combine the two sentences.

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The servant mopped the room; she found a wallet lying in the corner.

A. The servant found a wallet while mopping the corner of the room.

B. The servant founded a wallet lying in the corner while mopping the room.

C. The servant mopped the room and found a wallet lying in the corner.

D. While mopping the room, the servant found a wallet lying in a corner.

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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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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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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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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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She had many shortcomings. But she was a nice woman.

A. She had many shortcomings but she was a nice woman.

B. In spite of having many shortcomings, she was a nice woman.

C. She was a nice woman had many shortcomings.

D. She was a nice woman have many shortcomings.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Everybody was pleased to know. She was absent.

A. Everybody was pleased to know that she was absent.

B. She was absent everybody was pleased.

C. Everybody was pleased to know she was absent.

D. Everybody was pleased she was absent to know.

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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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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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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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You heat ice. It melts.

A. If/when you heat ice, it melts.

B. You heat ice it melts.

C. It melts heating ice.

D. Heating ice it melts.

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I dont know any of the men. They live here.

A. They live here I dont know any of them

B. I dont know any of the men that live here.

C. I dont know they live here any of the men.

D. Any of the men I dont know live here.

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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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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 are not interested in this offer. I know it.

A. I know it you are not interested in this offer.

B. You are not interested in this offer this I know it

C. I know that you are not interested in this offer.

D. I know as you are not interested in this offer.

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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 saw a car. It was black in colour.

A. I saw a car in black colour.

B. I saw a black coloured car.

C. I saw a black car.

D. I saw a car which was black in colour.

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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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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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Mahatma Gandhi was a great visionary. He realised the danger of communal conflicts. He sacrificed his life to bring about unity.

A. A great visionary, Mahatma Gandhi realised the danger of communal conflicts and sacrificed his life to bring about unity.

B. Mahatma Gandhi, a great visionary, He sacrificed his life to bring about unity on realising the danger of communal conflicts.

C. Mahatma Gandhi sacrificed his life to bring about unity when he realised the danger of communal conflicts.

D. Having realised the danger of communal conflicts Mahatma Gandhi, a great visionary, sacrificed his life to bring about unity.

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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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She was really upset with him. She said nothing.

A. She was really upset with him she said nothing.

B. Being she was really upset with him she said nothing

C. As she was really upset with him, she said nothing.

D. She said nothing was really upset with him.

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My mother attended the wedding. My father attended the wedding.

A. My mother and father attended the wedding.

B. My mother attended the wedding also my father.

C. Both my mother and father attended the wedding.

D. My father, mother attended the wedding.