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English - II

Notes (iv) Separate : From there he went to Bihar. He did not wish the people there to lose
their head again.
Combined : From there he went to Bihar lest the people there should lose their head
again.
(v) Separate : He is very old. He has not lost any of his powers of sight or hearing.
Combined : Although he is very old, yet he has not lost any of his powers of sight or
hearing.
(vi) Separate : You have completely recovered from your illness. You should start
attending the school.
Combined : Now that you have completely recovered from your illness, you should
start attending the school.
(vii) Separate : Fleming had a very great appetite for knowledge. He learned very
fast.
Combined : Fleming had such an appetite for knowledge that he learned very fast.
(viii) Separate : The doctor gave the patient a medicine. He wanted the patient to sleep
well.
Combined : The doctor gave the patient a medicine so that he might sleep well.
(ix) Separate : He grew older. He worked at his lessons far into the night. He was
able to go to college to study medicine.
Combined : As he grew older, he worked at his lessons far into the night until he
was able to go to a college to study medicine.
Self-Assessment

21. (i) Combine into a Complex Sentence containing one or more Noun Clauses:
(a) Milk is a perfect food. Everybody knows this.
(b) You are so kind and generous. I shall never forget it.
(c) What happened on the playground. Tell me all about it.
(d) We are on the wrong track. I have this feeling.
(e) What does she want to become? Her choice of course depends on that.

(ii) Combine into a Complex Sentence containing one or more Noun and Adjective Clauses:
(a) I gave you a book yesterday. Will you return it?
(b) I know this boy. He has stood first in our class.
(c) She is wearing a sari. I like it.
(d) You gave the washerman some clothes last week. Has he washed them?
(e) These apples are rotten. I bought them yesterday.
2.2.4 Combination of Simple Sentences into a Mixed Sentence
1. Separate : Livingstone fired. He wounded a lion. He was re-loading the gun.
The lion sprang upon Livingstone. It seized him by the shoulder.
Combined : Livingstone fired and wounded a lion, but as he was re-loading the gun, it
sprang upon him and seized him by the shoulder.
2. Separate : This was a signal for the astrologer to bundle up too. It left him in a darkness
except for a little shaft of green light. The green light came from somewhere.
It touched the ground before him.

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