Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Mary left home to start an independent life. She realised how much her family meant to her

A. Mary left home to start an independent life with a view to realising how much her family meant to her

B. To realise how much her family meant to her, Mary decided to leave home to start an independent life

C. Not until Mary had left home to start an independent life did she realise how much her family meant to her

D. Only when Mary realised how much her family meant to her did she leave home to start an independent life

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Mary lost the ticket. She didn’t go to the concert.

A. Were Mary not to lose the ticket, she would have gone to the concert. 

B. If Mary hadn’t lost the ticket, she would go to the concert. 

C. Unless Mary had lost the ticket, she would have gone to the concert. 

D. Had Mary not lost the ticket, she would go to the concert.

Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

She gave in her notice. She planned to start her new job in January.

A. She gave in her notice, plan to start her new job in January

B. She gave in her notice with a view to starting her new job in January

C. Her notice was given in with an aim to start her new job in January

D. Her notice was given in order for her to start her new job in January

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

She gave in her notice. She planned to start her new job in January

A. She gave in her notice, plan to start her new job in January

B. She gave in her notice with a view to starting her new job in January

C. Her notice was given in with an aim to start her new job in January

D. Her notice was given in order for her to start her new job in January

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Mary knew how busy I was. She offered to help me.

A. Because Mary knew my business, she offered to help me. 

B. Knowing how busy I was, Mary offered to help me. 

C. Mary knew how I was busy and offered to help me. 

D. Having known how busy I was, Mary offered to help me.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Mary was not here yesterday. Perhaps she was ill.

A. Mary needn’t be here yesterday because she was ill.

B. Because of her illness, Mary shouldn’t have been here yesterday.

C. Mary might have been ill yesterday, so she was not here.

D. Mary must have been ill yesterday, so she was not here.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Mary was sick. She didn’t leave the meeting until it ended.

A. Though sick, Mary didn’t leave the meeting until it ended. 

B. When the meeting ended, Mary left because she was sick. 

C. Mary didn’t leave the meeting until it ended despite she was sick. 

D. In spite of the fact that Mary’s sickness, she didn’t leave the meeting until it ended.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

The workers finished their work. They left for home.

A. Before the workers finished their work, they left for home.

B. Having finished their work, the workers left for home.

C. By the time the workers finished their work, they had left for home.

D. The workers left home since they finished their work.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Seeing that he was angry, she left the office

A. She didn't want to make him angry, so she left

B. He wouldn't have been so angry if she hadn't been there

C. He grew very angry when he saw her leaving the office

D. She left the office when she saw how angry he was