Sentence Combination Exercise to create a Simple Sentences

Combine the sentences: The company offers freebies. It wants to attract customers.

• The company offers freebies to attract customers.

• The company wants to attract customers by offering freebies.

• The company offers customers freebies.

• Attracting customers, the company offers freebies.

Combine the sentences: James Mathews is the president of the club. He is an eloquent speaker.

• James Mathews, an eloquent speaker, is the president of the club.

• The president of the club is James Mathews, who is an eloquent speaker.

• James Mathews is the president of the club and an eloquent speaker.

• An eloquent speaker, James Mathews is the president of the club.

Combine the sentences: You press this button. You can operate the machine.

• You can operate the machine by pressing this button.

• By pressing this button, you can operate the machine.

• Pressing this button allows you to operate the machine.

• To operate the machine, you press this button.

Combine the sentences to form ONE simple sentence: The patient was given the best medical attention. Still, doctors couldn't save him.

• In spite of giving the patient the best medical attention, the doctors couldn't save him.

• Despite the best medical attention given to the patient, the doctors couldn't save him.

• The doctors couldn't save the patient even after giving him the best medical attention.

• The best medical attention was given to the patient, but the doctors couldn't save him.

Combine the sentences: He gave up his studies. He did so with reluctance.

• He reluctantly gave up his studies.

• With reluctance, he gave up his studies.

• He gave up his studies, but he was reluctant.

• Reluctantly, he gave up his studies.

Combine the sentences: The batsman was hurt by a bouncer. He went back to the pavilion.

• Hurt by a bouncer, the batsman went back to the pavilion.

• The batsman went back to the pavilion after being hurt by a bouncer.

• After being hurt by a bouncer, the batsman went back to the pavilion.

• The batsman, hurt by a bouncer, went back to the pavilion.

Combine the sentences: The sea was rough. We cancelled the voyage.

• The sea being rough, we cancelled the voyage.

• We cancelled the voyage because the sea was rough.

• Due to the rough sea, we cancelled the voyage.

• We cancelled the voyage as the sea was rough.

Combine the sentences: It was a small cot. I couldn't sleep on it.

• The cot being small, I couldn't sleep on it.

• I couldn't sleep on the small cot.

• Because it was a small cot, I couldn't sleep on it.

• I couldn't sleep on it since it was a small cot.

Combine the sentences: He was deserted by his friends. He lost hope.

• Deserted by his friends, he lost hope.

• He lost hope after being deserted by his friends.

• He lost hope because his friends deserted him.

• After being deserted by his friends, he lost hope.

Combine the sentences: The girl was carrying a basket on her head. She walked towards the market.

• Carrying a basket on her head, the girl walked towards the market.

• The girl walked towards the market while carrying a basket on her head.

• While carrying a basket on her head, the girl walked towards the market.

• The girl, carrying a basket on her head, walked towards the market.