Question

*Combine each of the following pairs of sentences. Use the linking word(s) given in
the brackets :

EXAMPLE : The poem is very difficult. I can't understand it.(tooo.....to)
The poem is too difficult for me to understand.

1. The poem is very difficult. I can't understand it.(too....to)
2. He is very lazy. He will not revise his work.(too....to)
3. We go to a shop. We buy things there.(to)
4. She is tall. She is beautiful.(both.... and)
5. The table is heavy. I cannot lift it.(too.....to)
6. You must write correctly. You will not pass.(unless)
7. I reached the station. The train had left.(after)
8. I don't know. He gets good marks.(how)
9. I went home. I took Tom with me.(with)
10. He lost his time. He did not read.(without)
11. He has bought a book. He has lost the money.(either....or)
12. London isn't the capital of India. It isn't the capital
of America.(neither....nor)
13. I am tired. I am unhappy.(not only....butalso)
14. I found the bag in a certain place. I left it there.(where)
15. You may like a certain place. Sit there.(wherever)
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Answer 1

1. The poem is too difficult for me to understand.

2. He is too lazy to revise his work.

3. We go to a shop to buy things.

4. She is both tall and beautiful.

5. The table is too heavy to lift.

6. Unless you write correctly, you will not pass.

7. I reached the station after the train had left.

8. I don't know how he gets good marks.

9. I went home with Tom.

10. He lost his time without reading.

11. Either he has bought a book or lost the money.

12. Neither London is the capital of India nor the capital of America.

13. I am not only tired but also unhappy.

14. I found the bag in a certain place where i left it.

15. Sit wherever you may like a certain place.