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

They couldn’t think of anything better to do. They decided to baby-sit for the family

A. As long as they couldn’t think of anything better to do, they decided to baby-sit for the family

B. They couldn’t think of anything better to do, yet they decided to baby-sit for the family

C. Since they couldn’t think of anything better to do, they decided to baby-sit for the family

D. As soon as they couldn’t think of anything better to do, they decided to baby-sit for the family

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 brother couldn’t speak a word. He could do that when he turned three.

A. Not until my brother turned three he could speak a word.

B. It was before my brother turned three that he could speak a word.

C. Not until my brother turned three could he speak a word.

D. My brother couldn’t speak a word even after he turned three.

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

The coffee was very strong. He couldn’t drink it.

A. The coffee was so strong that he could drink it.

B. He couldn’t drink the strong coffee before

C. The coffee was not weak enough for him to drink.

D. The coffee was too strong for him to drink.

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.

Marry loved her stuffed animal when she was young. She couldn’t sleep without it.

A. When Mary was young, she loved her stuffed animal so as not to sleep without it.

B. As Marry couldn’t sleep without her stuffed animal when she was young, she loved it.

C. When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal so much that she couldn’t sleep without it.

D. When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal though she couldn’t sleep without it.

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.

Marry loved her stuffed animal when she was young. She couldn’t sleep without it.

A. When Mary was young, she loved her stuffed animal so as not to sleep without it.

B. As Marry couldn’t sleep without her stuffed animal when she was young, she loved it.

C. When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal so much that she couldn’t sleep without it.

D. When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal though she couldn’t sleep without it.

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.

Flora was alone again in her tiny room. She couldn’t help crying a little

A. Flora couldn’t help crying a little as to be alone again in her tiny room

B. Flora couldn’t help crying a little during being alone in her tiny room

C. Alone again in her tiny room, Flora couldn’t help crying a little

D. Being alone again in her tiny room, and then Flora couldn’t help crying a little

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 helped us a lot with our project. We couldn’t continue without her.

A. Unless we had her contribution, we could continue with the project

B. But for her contribution, we could have continued with the project

C. If she hadn’t contributed positively, we couldn’t have continued with the project.  

D. Provided her contribution wouldn’t come, we couldn’t continue with the project

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.

An loved her teady bear when she was a child. She couldn’t sleep without it.

A. When An was a child, she loved her teady bear so as not to sleep with it.

B. As An couldn’t sleep without her teady bear when she was a child, she loved it.

C. When An was a child, she loved her teady bear so much that she couldn’t sleep without it.

D. When An was a child, she loved her teady bear though she couldn’t sleep without it.

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 completed her higher education. She then decided to travel the world before getting a job.

A. Kate had scarcely travelled the world before getting a job when she completed her higher education

B. Without completing her higher education, Kate decided to travel the world before getting a job

C. Having completed her higher education, Kate decided to travel the world before getting a job

D. Given that Kate decided to travel the world before getting a job, she completed her higher education