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Combine the following pairs of sentences with suitable conjunctions.

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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.

Correct Answer :

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


Subordinating conjunction if is used to combine the two sentences.

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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Separate: Anita was scolded. Her uncle scolded badly.
Combined: Anita was badly scolded by her uncle

A. By using a preposition with noun or gerund

B. By using, Nominative Absolute Construction

C. By using a noun or a phrase in apposition

D. By using an adverb or an Adverbial Phrase

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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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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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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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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 know the man. He is a doctor.

A. Who is a doctor I know the man

B. He is a doctor I know the man

C. I know the man who is a doctor.

D. He is the man I know the doctor.

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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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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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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.