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Choose the right combined sentence from the following options.

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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.

Correct Answer :

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


By using a preposition + noun / gerund this sentence is combined.

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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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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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It is true. My brother has left for America.

A. It is true my brother has left for America

B. My brother has left for America, it is true.

C. It is true that my brother has left for America.

D. It is my brother left for America is true.

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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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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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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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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.

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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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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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It was midnight. The trains collided then.

A. The trains collided then it was midnight

B. In the midnight collided then the trains.

C. It was midnight when the trains collided.

D. Midnight trains collided then.

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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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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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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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Separate: She wanted to educate her son. She sent him to London.
Combined: She sent her son to London to educate him.

A. By using an adverb or an Adverbial Phrase

B. By using a Participle

C. By using an infinitive

D. By using, Nominative Absolute Construction

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He didnt get admission. His grades were not very good.

A. He didnt get admission, his grades were not very good.

B. He didnt get admission because his grades were not very good.

C. His grades were not very good and he didnt get admission.

D. As his grades were not very good he didnt get admission.

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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 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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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 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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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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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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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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The fact is. Nisha has not qualified the test.

A. Nisha has not qualified the test is the fact.

B. The fact, Nisha has not qualified the test.

C. The fact is that Nisha has not qualified the test.

D. Nisha is the fact not qualified the test.

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India will win the World cup. That is certain.

A. It is certain that India will win the World Cup.

B. India will certainly win the World Cup.

C. Certainly, India will win the World Cup.

D. India will win the World Cup certainly.

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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 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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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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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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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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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.