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Choose the best combined or rewritten sentences as long as they have the closest meaning to the original ones.

Question 1. The film was not interesting. However, he tried to watch the whole film.

Uninteresting as the film was, he tried to watch the whole film.

In spite of the film uninteresting, he tried to watch the whole film.

Uninteresting as was the film, he tried to watch the whole film.

Despite of uninteresting film, he tried to watch the whole film.

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Question 2. Smallpox is a dangerous disease. Malaria is a dangerous disease.

Either smallpox or malaria is a dangerous disease.

Neither smallpox nor malaria is a dangerous disease.

Smallpox is a dangerous disease, and so is malaria.

Malaria is a dangerous disease, but smallpox is not.

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Question 3. She tried very hard to pass the driving test. She could hardly pass it.

Although she didn't try hard to pass the driving test, she could pass it.

She tried very hard, so she passed the driving test satisfactorily.

No matter how hard she tried, she could hardly pass the driving test.

Despite being able to pass the driving test, she didn't pass it.

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Question 4. The weather was so dismal. They had to cancel the picnic immediately.

The picnic would be cancelled immediately since the weather was dismal.

The weather was too dismal that the picnic was cancelled immediately.

The weather was enough dismal for them to cancel the picnic immediately.

So dismal was the weather that they had to cancel the picnic immediately.

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Question 5. The substance is very toxic. Protective clothing must be worn at all times.

Since the substance is very toxic, so protective clothing must be worn at all times.

So toxic is the substance that protective clothing must be worn at all times.

The substance is too toxic to wear protective clothing at all times.

The substance is such toxic that protective clothing must be worn at all times.

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Question 6. Seeing that he was angry, she left the office.

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

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

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

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

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Question 7. Though he tried hard, he didn't succeed.

However hard he tried, he didn't succeed.

However he didn't succeed hard, he tried hard.

However he tried hard, but he didn't succeed.

However he tried hard, he didn't succeed.

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Question 8. Tim graduated with a good degree. He joined the ranks of the unemployed.

Tim joined the ranks of the unemployed because he graduated with a good degree.

Though Tim graduated with a good degree, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.

If Tim graduated with a good degree, he would join the ranks of the unemployed.

That Tim graduated with a good degree helped him join the ranks of the unemployed.

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Question 9. Both Peter and Mary enjoy scientific expedition.

However Peter enjoys scientific expedition and Mary does.

Peter enjoys scientific expedition, and so does Mary.

It is not Peter, but Mary, that enjoys scientific expedition.

Peter enjoys scientific expedition. Therefore, does Mary.

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Question 10. Slippery as the roads were, they managed to complete the race.

The roads were slippery but they managed to complete the race.

The roads were so slippery; therefore, they could hardly complete the race.

The roads were so slippery that they could hardly complete the race.

The roads were slippery so they could hardly complete the race.

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Question 11. I didn't want to disturb the meeting. I left without saying goodbye.

The meeting was disturbed as I left saying goodbye.

Rather than disturb the meeting, I left without saying goodbye.

I disturbed the meeting because I said goodbye.

I would rather disturb the meeting than leaving without saying goodbye.

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Question 12. I whispered as I didn't want anybody to hear our conversation.

Since nobody wanted to hear our conversation I whispered.

I lowered my voice in order that our conversation couldn't be heard.

Because I whispered, nobody heard our conversation.

So as not to hear our conversation I whispered.

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Question 13. He felt very tired. He was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.

As result of his tiredness, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.

Feeling very tired, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.

Tired as he might feel, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.

He felt so tired that he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.

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Question 14. I thought she was the right person for the position, yet it turned out that she was quite useless.

Contrary to my initial impression, she was not totally unsuitable for the position.

I was right in thinking that she was totally useless for the job.

I was mistaken about her suitability for the position since she proved rather incompetent.

Because I was expecting her to be competent, I was shocked to see her perform rather badly.

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Question 15. Having spent all his money, Daniel couldn't afford a new watch.

As Daniel had bought a new watch, he spent all his money.

Daniel couldn't get a new watch because he didn't have much money.

Daniel didn't buy a new watch although he had a lot of money.

Because he had spent all the money, Daniel couldn't afford a new watch.

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Question 16. Although she was very old, she looked very graceful.

Despite she was very old, she looked very graceful.

Despite her old age, she looked very graceful.

In spite her being old, she looked very graceful.

In spite of very old, she looked very graceful.

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Question 17. Crazianna is a big country. Unfortunately, it has never received respect from its neighbours.

Though Crazianna is a big country, it has never received respect from its neighbours.

Crazianna has never received respect from its neighbours because it is a big country.

Crazianna is such a big country that it has never received respect from its neighbours.

It is Crazianna, a big country, that has never received respect from its neighbours.

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Question 18. Transportation has been made much easier thanks to the invention of cars. However, cars are the greatest contributor of air pollution.

The invention of cars has made transportation much easier, but cars are among the greatest contributors of air pollution.

Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, cars are the greatest contributor of air pollution.

Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, people use cars to contribute to the pollution of air.

However easier the invention of cars has made transportation, it is cars that among the greatest contributors of air pollution.

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Question 19. She was so busy that she couldn't answer the phone.

She was very busy so that she couldn't answer the phone.

She was too busy to answer the phone.

She was too busy not to answer the phone.

She was very busy that she couldn't answer the phone.

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Question 20. The coffee was not strong, so it didn't keep us awake.

The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.

The coffee was very strong, but it couldn't keep us awake.

We are kept awake because the coffee was strong.

The coffee was so hot that it didn't keep us awake.

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Question 21. She doesn't want to go to their party. We don't want to go either.

Neither we nor she want to go to their party.

Either we or she wants to go to their party.

Neither we nor she wants to go to their party.

Neither she nor we don't want to go to their party.

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Question 22. They decided to go for a picnic though it was very cold.

However cold it was, they decided to go for a picnic.

If it had been cold, they would not have gone for a picnic.

Because it was very cold, they decided to go for a picnic.

It was very cold so they decided to go for a picnic.

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Question 23. Noisy as the hotel was, they stayed there.

Although the noisy hotel, they stayed there.

Much as the hotel was noisy, they stayed there.

Despite the hotel was noisy, they stayed there.

In spite of the noisy hotel and they liked it.

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Question 24. She gets up early to prepare breakfast so that her children can come to school on time.

If she does not get up early to prepare breakfast, her children will not come to school on time.

Despite her getting up early to prepare breakfast, her children cannot come to school on time.

Because she wants her children to come to school on time, she gets up early to prepare breakfast.

Unless she gets up early to prepare breakfast, her children will not come to school on time.

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Question 25. In spite of his poverty, he led a devoted life to the revolutionary cause.

Although he was poor, he led a devoted life to the revolutionary cause.

He led a devoted life to the revolutionary cause, but he was so poor.

If he had not been so poor, he could have devoted his life to the revolutionary cause.

He could not devote his life to the revolutionary cause because of his poverty.

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