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 heard the news of the death of her father. She fainted.

A. On hearing the news of her dead father, she fainted. 

B. On hearing the news of her father’s death, she fainted. 

C. She fainted so she heard the news of the death of her father. 

D. She fainted and then she heard the news of the death of her father.

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

Question 29: She was irritated by her husband's lack of punctuality. She left him.

A. Being irritating by her husband's lack of punctuality, she left him.

B. She left her husband because of her irritation with his lack of punctuality.

C. Irritated by her husband, she punctually left him.

D. Irritating with her husband's lack of punctuality, she left him.

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

Question 30: The girl didn’t have any friends. Therefore, she felt lonely.

A. Having many friends, the girl felt lonely.

B. Deprived of friends, the girl felt lonely.

C. Not having friends, they made the girl feel lonely.

D. Having no friends, the girl felt lonely.

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

She was irritated by her husband's lack of punctuality. She left him

A. Being irritating by her husband's lack of punctuality, she left him

B. She left her husband because of her irritation with his lack of punctuality

C. Irritated by her husband, she punctually left him

D. Irritating with her husband's lack of punctuality, she left him

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

Question 30: The girl is talking to a man with a ponytail. She is my friend.

A. The girl who is talking to a man with a ponytail is my friend.

B. The girl, whom a man with a ponytail is talking to, is my friend.

C. My friend is the girl, who is talking to a man with a ponytail.

D. The girl, who is talking to a man with a ponytail, is my friend.

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.

My mother is very busy at work. However, she takes good care of her children.

A. Although my mother is very busy at work, but she takes good care of her children.

B. In spite of busying at work, my mother takes good care of her children.

C. My mother takes good care of her children but she is very busy at work.

D. Despite being busy at work, my mother takes good care of her children.

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.

Kate immediately phoned her boyfriend and told him the unexpected news. She was surprised at it.

A. Kate immediately phoned her boyfriend and told him the unexpected news, which she was surprised. 

B. Kate immediately phoned her boyfriend and told him, surprising by the unexpected news.

C. Surprised to hear the unexpected news, Kate phoned her boyfriend and told him immediately.  

D. Surprised as she was to hear the news, Kate phoned her boyfriend and told him immediately.

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.

Kate immediately phoned her boyfriend and told him the unexpected news. She was surprised at it.

A. Kate immediately phoned her boyfriend and told him the unexpected news, which she was surprised. 

B. Kate immediately phoned her boyfriend and told him, surprising by the unexpected news.

C. Surprised to hear the unexpected news, Kate phoned her boyfriend and told him immediately.

D. Surprised as she was to hear the news, Kate phoned her boyfriend and told him immediately.

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.

Kate immediately phoned her boyfriend and told him the unexpected news. She was surprised at it

A. Kate immediately phoned her boyfriend and told him the unexpected news, which she was surprised

B. Kate immediately phoned her boyfriend and told him, surprising by the unexpected news

C. Surprised to hear the unexpected news, Kate phoned her boyfriend and told him immediately

D. Surprised as she was to hear the news, Kate phoned her boyfriend and told him immediately