Jigsaw Sentences
Join each group of sentences together to make single sentence, in as many ways as you can.
Join each group of sentences together to make single sentence, in as many ways as you can.
Combine each group of two or more sentences into a single sentence. Change any words you like so long as the basic ideas remain the same; try introducing speech, personal names or any descriptive details you like. Do not be satisfied with the first sentence you think of; think of several, and choose the best. Some sentences are from NL Clay’s textbooks, others are drawn from English literature.
1. He may be innocent. He may be very clever. I mean to discover which.
If. Or. Whether.
2. I saw him in the garden this afternoon. He was pacing up and down. That was the last time I saw him.
Since. When.
3. She stopped speaking. Two waiters took away their plates. She started speaking again.
Break off. Interrupt. While.
4. I did not find the body. A housemaid did.
One. Who.
5. His excuse made me laugh. I tried to hide it.
Absurd. Amuse. See.
6. You say I’m a thief. You have given no proof.
Accuse. Back up. Justify.