Fill in the blanks.
1. He was angry, ............................... I said nothing.
2. This is my friend ....................................... works with me.
3. ................................. I was trying to concentrate, he was disturbing me.
4. .................................... I fired at the tiger, he shook my arm.
5. This is my house ................................. I live.
6. This is a nice book .................................. might interest you.
7. This is my cousin about ................................... I was telling you.
Answers
1. He was angry, so I said nothing.
2. This is my friend who works with me.
3. While I was trying to concentrate, he was disturbing me.
4. As I fired at the tiger, he shook my arm.
5. This is my house where I live.
6. This is a nice book which might interest you.
7. This is my cousin about whom I was telling you.
Explanation
In a sentence you can’t have two main clauses neither separated by a full stop nor linked by a conjunction.
You can, for example, say:
This is my house. I live here.
But you can’t say:
This is my house, I live here. (The two main clauses must be either separated by a full stop or joined by a relative pronoun or conjunction.)
In the same way, you can say:
This is my cousin. I was telling you about him.
But you can’t say:
This is my cousin, I was telling you about him.
