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.

I got up late and missed the first class. The alarm clock didn’t go off.

A. If I set the alarm clock well, I would not get up late and miss the first class. 

B. Because the alarm clock didn’t working well, I got up late and missed the first class. 

C. Because I got up late and missed the first class, the alarm clock didn’t go off. 

D. I got up late and missed the first class, so the alarm clock didn’t go off.

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

The fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames. The building burned down completely.

A. The building burned down completely though the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames.

B. Had it not been for the fire-fighters’ every effort, the building would have burned down completely.

C. Making every effort to put off the flames, the fire-fighters completely burned down the building.

D. Since the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames, the building burned down completely

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.

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.

They drove fifteen miles off the main road. Also, they had nothing to eat for the day.

A. They drove fifteen miles off the main road until they had something to eat for the day. 

B. They neither drove fifteen miles off the main road nor had anything to eat for the day. 

C. Driving fifteen miles off the main road, they eventually had something to eat for the day. 

D. Not only did they drive fifteen miles off the main road but they also had nothing to eat

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

I bought an Italian pair of shoes for $150. They went missing after two days.

A. I bought an Italian pair of shoes that went missing after two days.

B. The Italian pair of shoes that I bought for $150 went missing after two days.

C. The Italian pair of shoes, which I had bought for $150, went missing after two days.

D. My Italian pair of shoes that went missing after two days were bought for 150$.

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

The fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames. The building burned down completely.

A. Since the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames, the building burned down completely.

B. Had it not been for the fire-fighters’ every effort, the building would have burned down completely.

C. Making every effort to put off the flames, the fire-fighters completely burned down the building.

D. The building burned down completely though the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames.

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 left their home early. They didn’t want to miss the first train

A. They left their home early so as to not miss the first train

B. They left their home early for fear that they wouldn’t miss the first train

C. They left their home early so as not to miss the first train

D. They left their home early in order that not to miss the first train

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 left their home early. They didn’t want to miss the first train.

A. They left their home early so as to not miss the first train.

B. They left their home early for fear that they wouldn’t miss the first train.

C. They left their home early so as not to miss the first train.

D. They left their home early in order that not to miss the first train.