Combining sentences

Combining sentences

​Combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

I left the office. There was a power cut just then.

No sooner ...

I left the office. There was a power cut just then.

No sooner had I left the office than there was a power cut.

He survived the operation. It's all thanks to the skilful surgeon.

He wouldn't ...

He survived the operation. It's all thanks to the skilful surgeon.

He wouldn't have survived the operation without the skilful surgeon.

Hans told us about his inventing in the company. He did it on his arrival at the meeting.

No sooner...

Hans told us about his inventing in the company. He did it on his arrival at the meeting.

No sooner had Hans arrived at the meeting than he told us about his inventing in the company.

The driver in front of stopped so suddenly. Therefore, the accident happened.

If ...

The driver in front of stopped so suddenly. Therefore, the accident happened.

If the driver in front of hand't stopped so suddenly, the accident wouldn't have happened.

It was an interesting novel. I stayed up all night to finish it.

So...

It was an interesting novel. I stayed up all night to finish it.

So interesting was the novel that I stayed up all night to finish it.

She felt over in the last minutes. She didn't win the race.

She could...

She felt over in the last minutes. She didn't win the race.

She could have won the race if she hadn't fallen over in the last minutes.

Her explanation was clear. I didn't understand it.

Despite...

Her explanation was clear. I didn't understand it.

Despite her clear explanation, I didn't understand it.

Dan is able to make instruction videos for Vietnamese people. It is because his Vietnamese wife helps him.

If it...

Dan is able to make instruction videos for Vietnamese people. It is because his Vietnamese wife helps him.

If it weren't for his Vietnamese wife's help, Dan couldn't make English instruction videos for Vietnamese people.

She was the first woman in the Philippines. She was elected as the first president of the country.

She was...

She was the first woman in the Philippines. She was elected as the first president of the country.

She was the first woman to be elected as the president of the Philippines.

They are my two sisters. They aren't teachers like me.

They are...

They are my two sisters. They aren't teachers like me.

They are my two sisters, neither of whom is a teacher like me.

We couldn't solve the problem until out teacher arrived.

Not until...

We couldn't solve the problem until our teacher arrived.

Not until our teacher arrived could we solve the problem.

He was overconfident. Therefore, he ruined our plan completely.

He was...

He was overconfident. Therefore, he ruined our plan completely.

He was overconfident, which ruined our plan completely.

He felt very tired. However, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.

Tired as...

He felt very tired. However, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.

Tired as he might feel, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.

You don't know how hard I've tried to please you. I hope that you can have sympathy for me.

If ...

You don't know how hard I've tried to please you. I hope that you can have sympathy for me.

If you knew how hard I have tried, you could have sympathy for me.

No sooner had I turned on my new PC than there was a strange noise.

Scarcely...

No sooner had I turned on my new PC than there was a strange noise.

Scarcely had I turned on my new PC when there was a strange noise.

Laura practised playing the instrument a lot. She could hardly improve her performance.

How much ...

Laura practised playing the instrument a lot. She could hardly improve her performance.

How much Laura practised playing the instrument, she could hardly perform any better.

The boy lost several of his fingers because of firecrackers. The doctors are operating on him.

The doctors ...

The boy lost several of his fingers because of firecrackers. The doctors are operating on him.

The doctors are operating on the boy who lost several of his fingers because of firecrackers.

Randy doesn't play rugby. Neither does Lucy.

Neither...

Randy doesn't play rugby. Neither does Lucy.

Neither Randy nor Lucy plays rugby.

Nguyen Huu Kim Son broke the SEA Games record in the men's 400-meter individual medley event. He is very proud of it.

He takes pride...

Nguyen Huu Kim Son broke the SEA Games record in the men's 400-meter individual medley event. He is very proud of it.

He takes pride in breaking the SEA Games record.

We are not going to select the ruling party. We are not going to select the opposition party either.

We are going ... in the upcoming election.

We are not going to select the ruling party. We are not going to select the opposition party either.

We are going to select neither the ruling party nor the opposition party in the upcoming election.

The lighthouse was built in the 1600s. It remains standing for hundreds of years.

Built ...

The lighthouse was built in the 1600s. It remains standing for hundreds of years.

Built in the 1600s, the lighthouse remains standing for hundreds of years.

My grandmother is very old. She can't do the chores herself.

My grandmother is...

My grandmother is very old. She can't do the chores herself.

My grandmother is too old to do the chores herself.

She turned the radio on at 7.30. She was still listening to it when her mother came at 9.30.

She had...

She turned the radio on at 7.30. She was still listening to it when her mother came at 9.30.

She had been listening to the radio since 7.30.

We arrived at the airport. We realized our passports were still at home.

Not until...

We arrived at the airport. We realized our passports were still at home.

Not until we arrived at the airport did we realize that our passports were still at home.

Nam was so rude to them last night. Now he feels regretful.

Nam wishes...

Nam was so rude to them last night. Now he feels regretful.

Nam wishes he hadn't been so rude to them last night.

We gain more knowledge about how to stay safe online. We worry about the threats of cybercrime less.

The more...

We gain more knowledge about how to stay safe online. We worry about the threats of cybercrime less.

The more knowledge about how to stay safe online we gain, the less we worry about the threats of cybercrime.

The new contract sounds good. However, it seems to have some problems.

In spite of the ...

The new contract sounds good. However, it seems to have some problems.

In spite of the fact that the new contract sounds good, it appears to have some problems.

His friends supported and encouraged him. He did really well in the competition.

Had it not been ...

His friends supported and encouraged him. He did really well in the competition.

Had it not been for his friends' support and encouragement, he couldn't have done so well in the competition.

Many insects have no vocal apparatus in their throats. However, they make sounds.

Many insects ...

Many insects have no vocal apparatus in their throats. However, they make sounds.

Many insects make sounds despite having no vocal apparatus in their throats.

He was very tired. He agreed to help me with my homework.

Tired as ...

He was very tired. He agreed to help me with my homework.

Tired as he was, he agreed to help me with my homework.

Mary quarrelled with her boyfriend yesterday. She didn't want to answer his phone call this morning.

Having quarrelled ...

Mary quarrelled with her boyfriend yesterday. She didn't want to answer his phone call this morning.

Having quarrelled with her boyfriend yesterday, Mary refused to answer his phone call this morning.

The government knows the extent of the problem. The government needs to take action soon.

Knowing ...

The government knows the extent of the problem. The government needs to take action soon.

Knowing the extent of the problem, the government needs to take action soon.

The substance is very toxic. Protective clothing must be worn at all times.

So toxic ...

The substance is very toxic. Protective clothing must be worn at all times.

So toxic is the substance that protective clothing must be worn at all times.

The burglar might come back. You'd better change all the locks.

You'd better ...

The burglar might come back. You'd better change all the locks.

You'd better change all the locks in case the burglar will come back.

My personal opinion doesn't really matter. You need to decide for the good of everyone.

We need to...

My personal opinion doesn't really matter. You need to decide for the good of everyone.

We need to decide for the good of everyone, so my personal opinion doesn't really matter.

Lee gave up her job. She planned to continue her education.

Lee gave up her job ...

Lee gave up her job. She planned to continue her education.

Lee gave up her job with a view to continuing her education.

This is a rare opportunity. You should take advantage of it to get a better job.

This is a...

This is a rare opportunity. You should take advantage of it to get a better job.

This is a rare opportunity that you should take advantage of to get a better job.

Joe had finished his first-aid course. He proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker.

Having finished ...

Joe had finished his first-aid course. He proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker.

Having finished his first-aid course, Joe proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker.