Jigsaw Sentences
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.
Introduction
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.
