Question

i finished the work. i was taking rest. pairs of sentences​

Answer 1

I finished the work so I was taking rest.

Answer 2

I finished my work before i started taking rest.

Explanation:

Incomplete sentence:

I finished the work. i was taking rest.

Complete sentence:

I finished the work  i was taking rest.

The above sentence can not be combined with out slight modifications. as it will not make the proper sense .

The sentence can be made like this

I finished my work before i started taking rest.