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.
Evgeny Chirikov (1864-1932) at his desk in 1904.
By Ivan Kulikov (1875–1941), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
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. I was curious. I went down. It was risky.
Better. Drive. Know.
2. I did not find the body. A housemaid did.
One. Who.
3. They probably suspect me. I suspect them.
As. Less. More.
4. He declined to explain. He left the room quickly. He did not wait for a reply.
Hurry. Retreat. Without.
5. You say I’m a thief. You have given no proof.
Accuse. Back up. Justify.
6. Suppose there is some hitch. A national treasure will be lost. We will never get it back.
Hope. If. Recover.
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