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Practice Time 1

A. Join these pairs of sentences suing suitable infinitives or participles.

1. A military team has been dispatched to Bihar. They will help the flood victims.
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2. I drop the children to school at 9 a.m. I drive to my office after that.

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3. I cleaned the kitchen. I started baking a cake.

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4. The storm swept through the fields. It destroyed all the crops in its path.
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5. The deer were frightened. They ran helter-skelter.
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6. The tiger roared. The deer heard the roar. They ran for safety.
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B. Rewrite after joining these pairs of sentences using suitable appositive/appositive phrases
or gerunds.

1. On the way we met Mr Dutta. Mr Dutta was our English teacher.
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2. We waited outside. We waited beneath the portico.
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3. Arjun is my classmate. He is going to Australia.
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4. Dina and I share a room. The room overlooks the garden.

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5. She tore the letter. She was very angry.
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6. She worked very hard. She passed the test with flying colours. Synthesis of Sentences
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7. We walked by a small stream. The stream was rushing down the mountain.

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8. Meet Mr Bose. He is the founder of the charity organisation: Gift.
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C. Rewrite after joining these pairs of sentences using the conjunctions given in brackets.
1. The oranges were not fresh. The oranges were not sweet. (neither...nor)
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2. You have to bear with the boss. You quit the job. (either...or)
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