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Synthesis of Sentences

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Combine the following sentences and rewrite.
1. Neelima went to work. She did not want to go.
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2. My cat was hungry. It had not eaten since morning.

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3. I simply cannot get out of bed. I am too tired.
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4. My book was in the cupboard. My book is no longer in the cupboard.

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Sentence synthesis is the combining of two or more simple sentences into a new sentence.
The result of synthesis can be a simple, complex or compound sentence. For example:
I am looking for a job in India. I am the only child of my parents. I do not want to
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leave them alone.

Since I am the only child of my parents, I don’t want to leave them alone, so I am
looking for a job in India.

Let’s Learn Joining Simple Sentences

There are different ways of joining two simple sentences into another simple sentence.

By Using Infinitives

I have an appointment. I have to keep it. I have an appointment to keep.

My son has gone to the US. He will teach My son has gone to the US to teach.
there.
I have some work. I cannot go before I have some work to finish before going.
finishing it.

I have called a meeting. I will discuss these I have called a meeting to discuss these
issues. issues.

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