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Joining two sentences using a conjunction

August 17th, 2014 in English Grammar

Combine the following sentences using an appropriate conjunction.

1. It was a very nice place. We decided to live there.

2. It was very dark. We couldn’t see anything.

3. The soldiers fought with great courage. The enemy suffered a crushing defeat.

4. The coffee was hot. It burnt my tongue.

5. The tickets were very expensive. I couldn’t buy them.

6. Take a guide with you. You will not lose your way.

7. He is not mad. He behaves like a mad man.

8. He screamed in great fright. One might think that he had seen a ghost.

9. The boys shouted loudly. One might think that they had won a prize.

10. She is not beautiful. She is not intelligent.

Answers

1. It was such a nice place that we decided to live there.

2. It was so dark that we couldn’t see anything.

3. The soldiers fought with such courage that the enemy suffered a crushing defeat.

4. The coffee was so hot that it burnt my tongue.

5. The tickets were so expensive that I couldn’t buy them.

6. Take a guide with you so that you will not lose your way.

7. He behaves as if he was a mad man.

8. He screamed as if he had seen a ghost.

9. The boys shouted loudly as if they had won a prize.

10. She is neither beautiful nor intelligent.