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3. The Tibetan mastiff is huge in size. It is equally noble in bearing. (as...as)
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4. Seeing a bird of paradise is rare. Seeing it is considered good luck. (not only...but also)

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5. This year we received more rain. Last year we had less. (more...than)
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6. Mount Kilimanjaro is very high. It snows on the peak. (so...that)
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Practice Time 2

A. Join these pairs of sentences using suitable conjunctions from those given in brackets.
Rewrite them in the given space.
1. I put on my new coat. I put on my new hat. (and/or)
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2. I found my coat. I could not find my hat. (but/because)
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3. I have to find it. I cannot go without it. (until/else)

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4. He is intelligent. He is hard-working. (not only...but also/so...that)
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5. He is not intelligent. He is not talented. (so...that/neither...nor)
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Synthesis of Sentences
6. The dog did not bite him. He was a stranger. (since/though)
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7. It rained heavily. The streets were flooded. (unless/since)
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8. I do not like him. He is very rude. (if/because)

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9. He continued dancing. He was singing a song. (while/after)

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10. We can rest here. You want to carry on. (until/unless)
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B. Rewrite after joining these pairs of sentences using suitable appositives or appositive
phrases.
1. Dr Acharya is our neighbour. He is a famous ophthalmologist.

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2. The captain of the cricket team is my brother. His name is Sujit.
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