We can combine two or more simple sentences into one large sentence – simple, compound or complex. This process is called synthesis.
Complete the following sentences.
1. He is .............................. clever to be deceived.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. ................................. her ring she started crying.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. ....................................... on a branch the monkey gibbered.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. ................................ a noise the crow flew away.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. .................................... the man to be honest, I lent him ten thousand pounds.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. .................................. by a snake, the constable died.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. ..................................... breakfast, he went to office.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- He is too clever to be deceived.
- Having lost her ring she started crying.
- Sitting on a branch the monkey gibbered.
- Hearing a noise the crow flew away.
- Believing the man to be honest, I lent him ten thousand pounds.
- Having been bitten by a snake, the constable died.
- Having finished breakfast, he went to office.