There are very many ways to combine sentences. For example, we can use conjunctions or relative pronouns. Conjunctions merely connect two clauses. The relative pronoun also acts as the subject or object of the verb in the relative clause.
Participles and infinitives can also be used to connect clauses.
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1............... on tiptoe, he reached for the bunch of grapes.
Wrong!
"Standing" is correct because the participle phrase describes what he was doing as he reached for the grapes.
2He works very hard ............... the first rank in the examination.
Wrong!
"To obtain" is correct because it shows the purpose of working hard.
3The boy ............... bicycle had been lost complained to the police.
Wrong!
"Whose" is correct because it shows possession of the bicycle.
4I prefer reading books to ............... television.
Wrong!
"Watching" is correct because the structure is "prefer doing something to doing something else."
5............... I was looking for a book, I came across this old photograph.
Wrong!
"While" is correct because it shows that two actions were happening at the same time.
6............... Susan got the telegram, she started for home.
Wrong!
"As soon as" is correct because it means Susan started for home immediately after receiving the telegram.
7You should ............... go to his house nor talk to him.
Wrong!
"Neither" is correct because the correlative conjunction is "neither... nor."
8The house is ............... to accommodate us all.
Wrong!
"Spacious enough" is correct because "enough" comes after an adjective.
9The germ is ............... small to be seen with the naked eye.
Wrong!
"Too" is correct because "too... to" means something is impossible because of an excessive degree.
Done.
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Answers
- Standing on tiptoe, he reached for the bunch of grapes.
- He works very hard to obtain the first rank in the examination.
- The boy whose bicycle had been lost complained to the police.
- I prefer reading books to watching television.
- While I was looking for a book, I came across this old photograph.
- As soon as Susan got the telegram, she started for home.
- You should neither go to his house nor talk to him.
- The house is spacious enough to accommodate us all.
- The germ is too small to be seen with the naked eye.
