Saturday, March 8, 2014

Exercise SYNTHESIS OF SENTENCES (Contd.)

Exercise
Combine each set of Simple sentences into one Compound sentence:-
1. He does well. He is nervous at the start.
2. The way was long. The wind was cold.
3. It is raining heavily. I will take an umbrella with me.
4. The harvest truly is plenteous. The labourers are few.
5. It was a stormy night. We ventured out.
6. Football is a vigorous and healthy game. Every boy should play it.
7. He is foolish. He is also obstinate.
8. I am in the right. You are in the wrong.
9. We can (ravel by land. We can travel by water.
10. The train was wrecked. No one was hurt.
11. The paper is good. The binding is very bad.
12. We must hasten. The robbers will overtake us.
13. The prince married the beautiful princess. They lived happily ever after.
14. The river is deep and swift. I am afraid to dive into it.
15. He was fined. He was sent to prison.
16. You may go to the theatre. Rama may go to the theatre.
17. Bruce was lying on his bed. He looked up to the roof. He saw a spider.
18. I cried out sadly. 1 beat my head and breast. I threw myself down on the ground.
19. You may play hockey. You may play football. You must do either of the two.
20. You may be wrong. Rashid may be wrong. You cannot both be right.
21. I got up. I looked about everywhere. I could not perceive my companions.
22. In Hyderabad I visited Charminar, Golkonda Fort and Birla Mandir. I could not visit
Salar Jung Museum.
23. A is equal to B. B is equal to C. A is equal to C.
24. Most of the rebels were slain. A few escaped. They hid in the woods and marshes.
The rebellion was quickly suppressed.
25. He was my school-fellow. He has become a great man. He has grown proud. He
forgets his old friends.
26. I did not see you. I should have spoken to you. I had important news. Delay was dangerous.
27. Make haste. You will be late. There is no other train till midnight. That train is a slow one.
28. Their boats are made of a kind of bark. They are very light. They can easily be carried
on the shoulders.
29. The emu, or Australian ostrich, does not sit on its eggs. It covers them up with leaves
and grass. It leaves them to be hatched by the heat of the sun.
30. We must catch the 5 o'clock train. There is only half an hour left. We must start
without further delay.
31. A timid dog is dangerous, He always suspects ill-treatment. He tries to protect
himself by snapping.
32. A husbandman had sown some corn in his fields. He had only recently done so.
Cranes came to eat the corn. The husbandman fixed a net in his fields to catch the cranes.
33. The monsoon failed. The lanks became almost empty. No grain could be sown. A
famine was feared. The ryots looked anxiously for the next monsoon. It proved unusually
abundant. The danger was averted.
34. The second class carriage is full. We may pay first class fare. We may not travel first
class with second class tickets. That is forbidden.
35. He is a rich man. He did not earn his wealth. He does not appreciate the value of
money. He squanders it.
36. He beat me in the race. He is a year older. He naturally runs faster. Next year I may do better.
37. The storm abated. The sun shone. The ship-wrecked mariners could see no sign of
land. They were adrift in midocean.
38. Generally your conduct is good. You have been guilty of an act of folly. You will not
he punished. I advise you to be more prudent in future.
39. I lost my way. I asked a policeman to direct me. He was new to his work. He could
not help me. He called a gentleman passing by to my assistance.
40. The engine-driver saw the danger. He applied the brakes. The line was greasy. The
brakes failed to act quickly. The train crashed into the gates at the crossing. The engine
left the rails.
41. The rain fell steadily for several days. The river overflowed its banks. The terrified
villagers abandoned their homes. They fled to the higher ground. Soon the floods retired.

The villagers were able to return.

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