We can combine two or more simple sentences into one large sentence – simple, compound or complex. This process is called synthesis.
Complete the following sentences.
1He is ............... clever to be deceived.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "too" because the structure is too + adjective + to-infinitive.
2............... her ring, she started crying.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "Having lost" because it shows that losing the ring happened before she started crying.
3............... on a branch, the monkey gibbered.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "Sitting" because it describes what the monkey was doing while it gibbered.
4............... a noise, the crow flew away.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
The correct answers are "Hearing" and "Having heard" because both can introduce the action that made the crow fly away.
5............... the man to be honest, I lent him ten thousand pounds.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "Believing" because it gives the reason why I lent him the money.
6............... by a snake, the constable died.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "Having been bitten" because the constable received the bite before he died.
7............... breakfast, he went to work.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "Having finished" because finishing breakfast happened before he went to work.
Answers
- He is too clever to be deceived.
- Having lost her ring, she started crying.
- Sitting on a branch, the monkey gibbered.
- Hearing / Having heard a noise, the crow flew away.
- Believing the man to be honest, I lent him ten thousand pounds.
- Having been bitten by a snake, the constable died.
- Having finished breakfast, he went to work.
