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Combine the following sentences without using ‘and’, ‘but’ and ‘so’.
1. The thief heard the noise. He ran away.
ANS: Hearing the noise the thief ran away.
2. He is very fat. He cannot walk fast.
ANS: He is so fat that he cannot walk fast.
3. The villagers caught the thief. They handed him over to the police.
ANS: Having caught the thief they handed him over to the police.

4. Rahim is a doctor. He was my student at college.

ANS: Rahim who was my student at college is a doctor.
You have to submit your application before Friday. Otherwise, it will not be
accepted.
ANS: Unless you submit your application before Friday, it will not be accepted.
5. He has to start coming on time. Otherwise he will lose his job.
ANS: Unless he starts coming on time, he will lose his job.
6. He is unwell. Still he attends the office regularly.
ANS: Despite being unwell, he still attends office regularly.
7. It may rain. We will get wet.
ANS: If it rains we will get wet.
8. I bought these apples yesterday. They are ripe.
ANS: The apples which I bought yesterday are ripe.
9. I was in Mumbai recently. I visited all the tourist attractions there.
ANS: When I was in Mumbai recently I visited all the tourist attractions there.
11. We got out of the cab. We thanked the driver.
ANS: As soon as we got out of the cab, we thanked the driver.
12. It works. I don’t know how it works.
ANS: It works although I don’t know how.
13. I will go. I am not invited.
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ANS: Even though I am not invited I will go.
14. She wanted to quit her job. She was tired of working under too much stress.
ANS: She wanted to quit her job because she was tired of working under too much
stress.
15. They left him to his fate. He didn’t want to be saved.
ANS :Since he didn’t want to be saved they left him to his fate.

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