Sentence synthesis exercise

Combine the following sentences using an appropriate conjunction or a participle.

1. The thief heard the noise. He ran away.

2. He is very fat. He cannot walk fast.

3. The villagers caught the thief. They handed him over to the police.

4. Rahim is a doctor. He was my student at college.

5. You have to submit your application before Friday. Otherwise, it will not be accepted.

6. He has to start coming on time. Otherwise he will lose his job.

7. He is unwell. Still he attends the office regularly.

8. It may rain. We will get wet.

9. I bought these apples yesterday. They are ripe.

Answers

1. Hearing the noise, the thief ran away.

2. He is too fat to walk fast. OR He is so fast that he cannot walk fast.

3. Having caught the thief, the villagers handed him over to the police.

4. Rahim who was my student at college is a doctor.

5. If you don’t submit your application before Friday, it will not be accepted. / Unless you submit your application before Friday, it will not be accepted.

6. If he does not start coming on time, he will lose his job. / Unless he starts coming on time, he will lose his job.

7. Though he is unwell, he attends the office regularly.

8. If it rains we will get wet.

9. These apples which I bought yesterday are ripe.