SENTENCE CONNECTORS

SENTENCE CONNECTORS OR LINKER

A Conjunction is a word that joins two or more words or sentences.

Coordinating Conjunction: And, But, As well as, Or, Nor, For

Subordinating Conjunction: That, If, Unless, Because, So that, In order that, When, Before, After, Though, Although, As, Since, Until

Co relative Conjunction: As…as, Either…or, Neither…nor, Not only…but also, Whether…or, Both…and, So…as

USE OF SO…THAT

Rule 1. The boy is very weak. He can not walk. (Use ‘so…that’)
The boy is so weak that he can not walk.

Rule 2. The tea is hot. I can not drink it(Use ‘so…that’)
The tea is so hot that I can not drink it

The sailor spoke very strangely. The guest stood still and listened to him. (Use ‘so…that’)
Answer: The sailor spoke so strangely that the guest stood still and listened to him.

The ancient mariner spoke strangely. The marriage guest stood still. (Use ‘so…that’)
Answer: The ancient mariner spoke so strangely that the marriage guest stood still.


Sometimes in winter the snow drafts are very deep. The institution is cut off from the village below. (Use ‘so…that’)
Answer: Sometimes in winter the snow drafts are so deep that the institution is cut off from the village below.


A wind blows very bitterly. The orphanage boys get their fingers stiff in an agony of numbness. (Use ‘so…that’)
Answer: A wind blows so bitterly that the orphanage boys get their fingers stiff in an agony of numbness.

Foyot’s is a very expensive restaurant. I never thought of going there. (Use ‘so…that’)
Answer: Foyot’s is a so expensive a restaurant that I never thought of going there.


The weather was very cold. There were no birds or animals in that snow-covered country. (Use ‘so…that’)
Answer: The weather was so cold that there were no birds or animals in that snow-covered country.

The sailors’ throats were very dry. They could not speak. (Use ‘so…that’)
Answer: The sailors’ throats were so dry that they could not speak.


The sea was frozen and very cold. No birds or animals could live there. (Use ‘so…that’)
Answer: The sea was so frozen and cold that no birds or animals could live there.


These French white wines are very light. They are wonderful for digestion. (Use ‘so…that’)
Answer: These French white wines are so light that they are wonderful for digestion.


The box is very heavy. I can not carry it. (Use ‘so…that’)
Answer: The box is so heavy that I can not carry it.


The problem is very hard. We can not solve it. (Use ‘so…that’)
Answer: The problem is so hard that we can not solve it.


Fog filled the mountain passes treacherously. I dared not drive at night. (Use ‘so…that’)
Answer: Fog filled the mountain passes so treacherously that I dared not drive at night.


The asparagus were expensive. The writer could not order them for himself. (Use ‘so…that’)
Answer: The asparagus were so expensive that the writer could not order them for himself.


Their colors were very beautiful. So he felt a great love for them. (Use ‘so…that’)
Answer: Their colors were so beautiful that he felt a great love for them.


The water of the sea was very salty. The sailors could not drink it. (Use ‘so…that’)
Answer: The water of the sea was so salty that the sailors could not drink it.


It was far beyond my means. I had never thought of going there. (Use ‘so…that’)
Answer: It was so far beyond my means that I had never thought of going there.

USE OF PRESENT PARTICIPLE

Della sold her hair. She bought a platinum fob-chain for Jim’s gold watch. (Use a present participle)
Answer: Selling her hair, Della bought a platinum fob-chain for Jim’s gold watch.

She jumped into a cab. She cried gaily, ‘you’re quite a humorist.’ (Use a present participle)
Answer: Jumping into a cab, she cried gaily, ‘you’re quite a humorist.’

I lived in a cabin. It belonged to the orphanage. (Use a present participle)
Answer: I lived in a cabin belonging to the orphanage.

The old sailor went away. He left the marriage guest alone. (Use a present participle)
Answer: The old sailor went away leaving the marriage guest alone.

The dead bodies of the ancient mariner’s companions lay round him. All day and all night he had to look upon them. (Use a present participle)
Answer: All day and all night the ancient mariner had to look upon  the dead bodies of his companions lying round him.

Della finished her cry. She attended to her cheeks with powder rag. (Use a present participle)
Answer: Finishing her cry Della attended to her cheeks with powder rag.

The marriage ceremony was over. The guests were going to the feast. (Use a present participle)
Answer: The marriage ceremony being over the guests were going to the feast.

Della wriggled off the table. She stood before the glass. (Use a present participle)
Answer: Wriggling off the table Della stood before the glass.

Once the writer went across the state for a week-end. She left the dog in jerry’s charge. (Use a present participle)
Answer: Once the writer went across the state for a week-end leaving the dog in jerry’s charge.

I closed the door. I went back to work. (Use a present participle)
Answer: Closing the door I went back to work.

That night he came in the darkness. He knocked at the door. (Use a present participle)
Answer: That night coming in the darkness he knocked at the door.

Jerry sat by the fire. He told the writer some stories about his mother. (Use a present participle)
Answer: Sitting by the fire Jerry told the writer some stories about his mother.

I noticed that the sun was in the west. I started the car. (Use a present participle)
Answer: Noticing that the sun was in the west I started the car.

He looked at his mother and smiled. He then went to college. (Use a present participle)
Answer: Looking and smiling at his mother he went to college.

She stood by the window. She looked out dully at a gray cat walking a gray fence. (Use a present participle)
Answer: Standing by the window she looked out dully at a gray cat walking a gray fence.

Mr. Ahmed is a doctor. He works in the Middle East. (Use a present participle)
Answer: Mr. Ahmed is a doctor working in the Middle East.

She whirled from the window. She stood before the glass. (Use a present participle)
Answer: Whirling from the window she stood before the glass.

I could cut out coffee for the next two weeks. I could manage well enough. (Use a present participle)
Answer: Cutting out coffee for the next two weeks I could manage well enough.

Jerry sat by the fire with me. He told me of their two days together. (Use a present participle)
Answer: Sitting by the fire with me Jerry told me of their two days together.

She faltered for a minute. Then she stood still. (Use a present participle)
Answer: Faltering for a minute she stood still.

I had a tiny apartment in the Latin Quarters. It overlooked a cemetery. (Use a present participle)
Answer: I had a tiny apartment in the Latin Quarters overlooking a cemetery.

The ship sailed out of the icy waters. It passed into another sea. (Use a present participle)
Answer: Sailing out of the icy waters the ship passed into another sea.

USE OF SINCE

The old man was weak. He could not go to the court. (Use ‘since’)
Answer: Since the old man was weak, he could not go to the court.

He is ill. He will not go to college. (Use ‘since’)
Answer: Since he is ill, he will not go to college.

I could not go to college. I was ill. (Use ‘since’)
Answer: Since I was ill, I could not go to college.

God forgave the old sailor. He felt a deep love for all creatures. (Use ‘since’)
Answer: Since the old sailor felt a deep love for all creatures, God forgave him

Our country is poor. We should not live in luxury. (Use ‘since’)
Answer: Since our country is poor, we should not live in luxury.

Fog filled the mountain passes. I dared not drive at night. (Use ‘since’)
Answer: Since fog filled the mountain passes, I dared not drive at night.

The sea was frozen. The ice was all around them. (Use ‘since’)
Answer: Since the sea was frozen, the ice was all around them.

Strong’s ankles were weak. He was slow in learning to walk. (Use ‘since’)
Answer: Since Strong’s ankles were weak, he was slow in learning to walk.

Jerry held himself responsible for breaking the axe-handle. He wanted to pay for it. (Use ‘since’)
Answer: Since Jerry held himself responsible for breaking the axe-handle, he wanted to pay for it.

It was a phantom ship. So the sailors were filled with fear. (Use ‘since’)
Answer: Since it was a phantom ship, the sailors were filled with fear.

Jerry was undersized. The authoress was not willing to employ him for chopping wood. (Use ‘since’)
Answer: Since Jerry was undersized, the authoress was not willing to employ him for chopping wood.

Body and mind go together. Illness of the one inevitably affects the other. (Use ‘since’)
Answer: Since Body and mind go together, illness of the one inevitably affects the other.

She seemed inclined to talk about me. I was prepared to be an attentive listener. (Use ‘since’)
Answer: Since she seemed inclined to talk about me, I was prepared to be an attentive listener.

The albatross brings good luck. The sailors were pleased to see it. (Use ‘since’)
Answer: Since the albatross brings good luck, the sailors were pleased to see it.

It was expensive. It was not on the bill of fare. (Use ‘since’)
Answer: Since it was expensive, it was not on the bill of fare.

You have filled your stomach with the mutton chop. You can not eat any more. (Use ‘since’)
Answer: Since you have filled your stomach with the mutton chop, you can not eat any more.

You like Jacobs. You will like Dickens. (Use ‘since’)
Answer: Since You like Jacobs, You will like Dickens.

USE OF ALTHOUGH

He is an honest man. He is poor. (Use ‘Although’)
Answer: Although he is poor, he is an honest man.

They will come. They have no car. (Use ‘Although’)
Answer: Although they have no car, they will come.

Della and Jim seem to be two foolish children in a flat. They are the magi of the modern age. (Use ‘Although’)
Answer: Although Della and Jim seem to be two foolish children in a flat, they are the magi of the modern age.

He is a boy. He can do the work of a man. (Use ‘Although’)
Answer: Although he is a boy, he can do the work of a man.

Her eyes were shining brilliantly. But her face had lost its colour with in twenty seconds. (Use ‘though’)
Answer: Though her eyes were shining brilliantly, her face had lost its colour with in twenty seconds.

I knew I could not afford caviare. But I could not very well tell her that. (Use ‘though’)
Answer: Though I knew I could not afford caviare, I could not very well tell her that.

There was water everywhere around them. They had not a drop to drink. (Use ‘Although’)
Answer: Although there was water everywhere around them, they had not a drop to drink.

It is difficult to explain. But it exists. (Use ‘Although’)
Answer: Although it is difficult to explain, it exists.

He dug a deeper hole and steadied it. He came himself by a short cut over the bank. (Use ‘Although’)
Answer: He dug a deeper hole and steadied it although he came himself by a short cut over the bank.

They had sailed away to the south. The sea was frozen and the ice was all around them. (Use ‘Although’)
Answer: They had sailed away to the south although the sea was frozen and the ice was all around.

In the vestibule below was a letter box. No letter would go into it. (Use ‘Although’)
Answer: Although there was a letter box in the vestibule below, no letter would go into it.

He is rich. He is unhappy. (Use ‘Although’)
Answer: Although he is rich, he is unhappy.

It rained heavily. He went out without an umbrella. (Use ‘Although’)
Answer: Although it rained heavily, he went out without an umbrella.

USE OF RELATIVE PRONOUN

The old sailor saw a ship. It was coming towards them. (Use a Relative pronoun)
Answer: The old sailor saw a ship which was coming towards them.

Jim was only twenty two. He was burdened with a family. (Use a Relative pronoun)
Answer: Jim who was only twenty two was burdened with a family.

I do not like students. They are idle. (Use a Relative pronoun)
Answer: I do not like students who are idle.

The magi were wise men. They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. (Use a Relative pronoun)
Answer: The magi were wise men who invented the art of giving Christmas presents.

Jerry was a poor boy. He lived in an orphanage. (Use a Relative pronoun)
Answer: Jerry was a poor boy who lived in an orphanage.

Jerry was a boy. He had been at the orphanage since he was four. (Use a Relative pronoun)
Answer: Jerry was a boy who had been at the orphanage since he was four.

Jerry was an orphan boy. He came to the orphanage at the age of four. (Use a Relative pronoun)
Answer: Jerry was an orphan boy who came to the orphanage at the age of four.

The magi were wise men. They brought gifts to the babe in the manger. (Use a Relative pronoun)
Answer: The magi were wise men who brought gifts to the babe in the manger.

We read Shakespeare’s plays with a teacher. He made them very interesting. (Use a Relative pronoun)
Answer: We read Shakespeare’s plays with a teacher who made them very interesting.

The writer liked jerry. He was a boy of integrity. (Use a Relative pronoun)
Answer: The writer liked jerry who was a boy of integrity.

The other sailors were very angry with the old man. He had shot the albatross. (Use a Relative pronoun)
Answer: The other sailors were very angry with the old man who had shot the albatross.

Champagne is infact a French white wine. It is wonderful for digestion. (Use a Relative pronoun)
Answer: Champagne which is infact a French white wine is wonderful for digestion.

I have read David Copperfield. It is very interesting. (Use a Relative pronoun)
Answer: I have read David Copperfield which is very interesting.

I had killed the bird. It made the winds blow(Use a Relative pronoun)
Answer: I had killed the bird which made the winds blow

For myself I chose the cheapest dish on the menu. That was a mutton chop. (Use a Relative pronoun)
Answer: For myself I chose the cheapest dish on the menu which was a mutton chop.

Jerry had an imaginary mother. She lived in Mannville. (Use a Relative pronoun)
Answer: Jerry had an imaginary mother who lived in Mannville.

Della had beautiful hair. It fell about her ripping and shining like a cascade of brown waters. (Use a Relative pronoun)
Answer: Della had beautiful hair which fell about her ripping and shining like a cascade of brown waters.

These French white wines are very light. They are wonderful for the digestion. (Use a Relative pronoun)
Answer: These French white wines which are very light are wonderful for the digestion.

The authoress lived in a cabin. It was close to the orphanage. (Use a Relative pronoun)
Answer: The authoress lived in a cabin which was close to the orphanage.

He found a cubbyhole. I had not noticed it. (Use a Relative pronoun)
Answer: He found a cubbyhole that I had not noticed.

He did for me the gracious things. We find them done only by the great of heart. (Use a Relative pronoun)
Answer: He did for me the gracious things that we find done only by the great of heart.

You met a boy yesterday. He is my brother. (Use a Relative pronoun)
Answer: The boy whom you met yesterday is my brother.

Jim had a gold watch. It belonged to his father and grandfather. (Use a Relative pronoun)
Answer: Jim had a gold watch that belonged to his father and grandfather.

The authoress lived in a cabin. It belonged to the orphanage. (Use a Relative pronoun)
Answer: The authoress lived in a cabin that belonged to the orphanage.

In the vestibule below was a letter box. No letter would go into it. (Use a Relative pronoun)
Answer: In the vestibule below was a letter box into which no letter would go.

USE OF ‘TOO’—–‘TO’

Rule 1.

The boy is very weak. He can not walk. (Use ‘too…to’)
Answer: The boy is too weak to walk.

Jerry was very small. He could not chop wood. (Use ‘too…to’)
Answer: Jerry was too small to chop wood.

Della saved very small. She could not buy Jim a nice gift. (Use ‘too…to’)
Answer: Della saved too small to buy Jim a nice gift.

I was very young. I had not learned to say “no” to a woman. (Use ‘too…to’)
Answer: I was too young to say “no” to a woman.

Jim and Della were very poor. They could not buy Christmas gift. (Use ‘too…to’)
Answer: Jim and Della were too poor to buy Christmas gift.

He is very dull. He cannot understand the meaning of any remark. (Use ‘too…to’)
Answer: He is too dull to understand the meaning of any remark.

They were very weak. They could not talk. (Use ‘too…to’)
Answer: They were too weak to talk.

He is very intelligent. He can not be deceived. (Use ‘too…to’)
Answer: He is too intelligent to be deceived.

I was very young. I could not say ‘no’ to a woman. (Use ‘too…to’)
Answer: I was too young to say ‘no’ to a woman.

They are very nice. They can not be used just at present. (Use ‘too…to’)
Answer: They are too nice to use just at present.

The authoress thought that Jerry was very small. He could not chop wood. (Use ‘too…to’)
Answer: The authoress thought that Jerry was too small to chop wood.

Jerry was very honest. He did not show excuse for his carelessness. (Use ‘too…to’)
Answer: Jerry was too honest to show excuse for his carelessness.

This student is very dull. He does not understand what I say. (Use ‘too…to’)
Answer: This student is too dull to understand what I say.

The sailors were weak. They could not speak. (Use ‘too…to’)
Answer: The sailors were too weak to speak.

The lady guest was very greedy. She could not check her temptation for rich food. (Use ‘too…to’)
Answer: The lady guest was too greedy to check her temptation for rich food.

The news is very good. It can not be true. (Use ‘too…to’)
Answer: The news is too good to be true.


TOO——–To
Rule 2.

The tea is very hot. I can not drink it. (Use ‘too…to’)
Answer: The tea is too hot for me to drink.

This poem is very difficult. I can not understand it. (Use ‘too…to’)
Answer: This poem is too difficult for me to understand.

The load was very heavy. The porter could not carry it. (Use ‘too…to’)
Answer: The load was too heavy for the porter to carry.

The set of combs in a Broadway window were very expensive. Della could not get them before. (Use ‘too…to’)
Answer: The set of combs in a Broadway window were too expensive for Della to get them before.

It is a very interesting matter. I can not overlook it. (Use ‘too…to’)
Answer: It is a too interesting a matter for me to overlook.

The sailor’s throats were very dry. They could not speak. (Use ‘too…to’)
Answer: The sailor’s throats were too dry for them to speak.

The old sailor spoke very strangely. The guest could not move from there. (Use ‘too…to’)
Answer: The old sailor spoke too strangely for the guest to move from there.

USE OF BECAUSE OF

She is intelligent everybody admires her. (Use ‘because of’)
Answer:  Everybody admires her because of her being intelligent.

I was tired. I did a lot of work. (Use ‘because of’)
Answer: I was tired because of my doing a lot of work.

I was free. I chose my own reading. (Use ‘because of’)
Answer: I chose my own reading because of my freedom.

I was saved. I had shown a true love for all living things. (Use ‘because of’)
Answer: I was saved because of having shown a true love for all living things.

The writer was innocent. The lady chose him to exploit. (Use ‘because of’)
Answer: The lady chose the writer to exploit because of his innocent.

The writer was shy. He could not prevent his lady admirer from exploiting him. (Use ‘because of’)
Answer: The writer could not prevent his lady admirer from exploiting him because of his shyness.

He had wide experience. He was made chairman. (Use ‘because of’)
Answer: He was made chairman because of his wide experience.

He was ill. . He could not attend collage. (Use ‘because of’)
Answer: He could not attend collage because of his illness.

The writer was shy. He could not prevent his lady admirer from exploiting him. (Use ‘because of’)
Answer: The writer could not prevent his lady admirer from exploiting him because of his shyness.

Della was true to her love. She sold her hair for Jim. (Use ‘because of’)
Answer: Della sold her hair for Jim because of her true love.

He was punished. He was corrupt. (Use ‘because of’)
Answer: He was punished because of his corruption.

My ankles were weak. I was slow in learning to walk. (Use ‘because of’)
Answer: I was slow in learning to walk because of my weak ankles.

Jerry was honest. He refused to take money from the authoress. (Use ‘because of’)
Answer: Jerry refused to take money from the authoress because of his honest.

Della had tiny, close lying curls. She now looked like a truant school boy. (Use ‘because of’)
Answer: Della now looked like a truant school boy because of her tiny close lying curls.

Jerry was undersized. So the authoress was not willing at first to employ him in chopping wood. (Use ‘because of’)
Answer: The authoress was not willing at first to employ Jerry in chopping wood because of his undersized.

He behaved badly. He was punished. (Use ‘because of’)
Answer: He was punished because of his bad behaviour.

He worked hard. He succeeded in life. (Use ‘because of’)
Answer: He succeeded in life because of his hard work.

The weather was very cold. There were no birds or animals in the snow-covered country. (Use ‘because of’)
Answer: There were no birds or animals in the snow-covered country because of very cold weather.

He had a bad leg. He could not walk fast. (Use ‘because of’)
Answer: He could not walk fast because of his bad leg.

The ancient mariner committed a crime. He suffered punishment. (Use ‘because of’)
Answer: The ancient mariner suffered punishment because of his crime.

The writer could not visit foyot’s earlier. He was poor . (Use ‘because of’)
Answer: The writer could not visit foyot’s earlier because of his poverty.

The writer was young in age. He could not refuse the lady. (Use ‘because of’)
Answer: The writer could not refuse the lady because of his young age.

Jim had a watch of leather strap. He looked at it on the sly. (Use ‘because of’)
Answer: Jim looked at his watch on the sly because of its leather strap.

USE OF SO THAT

1   Della bargained with the shop keepers. She wanted to save some money. (Use ‘so that’)
Answer: Della bargained with the shop keepers so that she could save some money.

2   We eat. We want to live. (Use ‘so that’)
Answer: We eat so that we may live.

3   I wanted quiet isolation. I wanted to do some troublesome writing. (Use ‘so that’)
Answer: I wanted quiet isolation so that I could some troublesome writing.

4   The authoress wanted mountain air. She wanted to blow our malaria. (Use ‘so that’)
Answer: The authoress wanted mountain air so that she could blow out malaria.

5   Jerry refused to take money. He wanted to repair it at his own cost. (Use ‘so that’)
Answer: Jerry refused to take money so that he could repair it at his own cost.

6   Jerry told a series of lies. He wanted to establish the first lie about his mother. (Use ‘so that’)
Answer:  Jerry told a series of lies so that he could establish the first lie about his mother.

7   I gave him five hundred taka. He would buy a dictionary. (Use ‘so that’)
Answer: I gave him five hundred taka so that he could buy a dictionary.

8   Give me your watch. I want to see how it looks. (Use ‘so that’)
Answer: Give me your watch so that I can see how it looks.

9   Della bargained with the shopkeepers. She wanted to save a penny or two. (Use ‘so that’)
Answer: Della bargained with the shopkeepers so that she could save a penny or two.

10   I ran fast. I want to catch him. (Use ‘so that’)
Answer: I ran fast so that I can catch him.

USE OF ENOUGH

I had money. I could pay the bill. (Use ‘enough’)
Answer: I had money enough to pay the bill.

He is not strong. He can not carry the load. (Use ‘enough’)
Answer: He is not strong enough to carry the load.

The writer was not rich. He could not order many costly items of food for himself. (Use ‘enough’)
Answer: The writer was not rich enough to order many costly items of food for himself.

I am not vindictive. I can not take revenge. (Use ‘enough’)
Answer: I am not vindictive enough to take revenge.

Jerry was honest. He admitted that he had broken the axe-handle. (Use ‘enough’)
Answer: Jerry was honest enough to admit that he had broken the axe-handle.

Della and Jim were wise. They sacrificed their best possessions for each other. (Use ‘enough’)
Answer: Della and Jim were wise enough to sacrifice their best possessions for each other.

The lady guest was not very young. She could not excite devastating passions. (Use ‘enough’)
Answer: The lady guest was not very young enough to excite devastating passions.

He does not earn much money. He can not maintain his family. (Use ‘enough’)
Answer: He does not earn much enough money to maintain his family.

Bhulu is very strong. He can do this work. (Use ‘enough’)
Answer: Bhulu is strong enough to do this work.

She was very intelligent. She won a scholarship to the university. (Use ‘enough’)
Answer: She was intelligent enough to win a scholarship to the university.

I was very young. I had no prejudice against poetry. (Use ‘enough’)
Answer: I was young enough not to have prejudice against poetry.

The snow drifts are very deep. The institution is cut off from the village. (Use ‘enough’)
Answer: The snow drifts are deep enough for the institution to be cut off from the village.

USE OF NOT ONLY………BUT ALSO

Jerry is honest. He is industrious too. (Use ‘not only…but also’)
Answer: Jerry is not only honest but also industrious.

The lady guest was voracious. She was talkative. (Use ‘not only…but also’)
Answer: The lady guest was not only voracious but also talkative.

He is weak in English. He is weak in Bengali too. (Use ‘not only…but also’)
Answer: He is weak not only in English but also in Bengali.

He is a good student. He is a good player too. (Use ‘not only…but also’)
Answer: He is not only a good student but also a good player.

We are poor. We are also unwilling to work hard. (Use ‘not only…but also’)
Answer: We are not only poor but also unwilling to work hard.

Sher-e-Bangla was a great scholar. He was a great politician too. (Use ‘not only…but also’)
Answer: Sher-e-Bangla was not only a great scholar but also a great politician.

They were funnier. They were more like real school. (Use ‘not only…but also’)
Answer: They were not only funnier but also more like real school.

She ate caviar and salmon. She talked gaily of art and literature. (Use ‘not only…but also’)
Answer: She not only ate caviar and salmon, but also talked gaily of art and literature.

Jerry’s mother gave him a puppy. She gave him roller skates too. (Use ‘not only…but also’)
Answer: Jerry’s mother gave him not only a puppy but also roller skates.

My father rebuked me. My father beat me also. (Use ‘not only…but also’)
Answer: My father not only rebuked me but also beat me.

They cursed him. They hung the dead albatross round his neck as a punishment. (Use ‘not only…but also’)
Answer: They not only cursed him but also hung the dead albatross round his neck as a punishment.

He heard music all around him. He heard two voices in the air. (Use ‘not only…but also’)
Answer: He heard not only music all around him but also two voices in the air.

Students go to schools and colleges to gain knowledge. They go there to learn discipline. (Use ‘not only…but also’)
Answer: Students go to schools and colleges not only to gain knowledge but also to learn discipline.

They had the blush of an innocent girl. They had the rich tone of an Italian landscape. (Use ‘not only…but also’)
Answer: They had not only the blush of an innocent girl but also the rich tone of an Italian landscape.

I will do better than that. I will eat nothing for dinner to night. (Use ‘not only…but also’)
Answer: I will not only do better than that but also eat nothing for dinner to night.

Jim was honest and sincere. Della was honest and sincere too. (Use ‘not only…but also’)
Answer: Not only Jim but also Della was honest and sincere.

USE OF ‘WHEN’

The bill of fare was brought. I was startled. (Use ‘when’)
Answer: When the bill of fare was brought, I was startled.

He woke up. It was raining. (Use ‘when’)
Answer: When he woke up, it was raining.

My mutton chop arrived. She took me quite seriously to task. (Use ‘when’)
Answer: When my mutton chop arrived, she took me quite seriously to task

The bill came. I paid it. (Use ‘when’)
Answer: When the bill came, I paid it.

I took the cabin. I asked for a boy or man. (Use ‘when’)
Answer: When I took the cabin, I asked for a boy or man.

I went across the state for a week end. I left the dog in Jerry’s charge. (Use ‘when’)
Answer: When I went across the state for a week end, I left the dog in Jerry’s charge.

Della reached home. Her intoxication gave way a little then. (Use ‘when’)
Answer: When Della reached home, her intoxication gave way a little.

USE OF ‘INFINITIVE’

I have some duties. I must perform them. (Use infinitive)
Answer: I have some duties to perform.

I wanted quiet isolation. I wanted to do some troublesome writing. (Use infinitive)
Answer: I wanted quiet isolation to do some troublesome writing.

The dog lay close to him. It wanted to find comfort there. (Use infinitive)
Answer: The dog lay close to him to find comfort there.

I shall never do it again. I am determined. (Use infinitive)
Answer: I am determined never to do it again.

I sold the watch. I wanted to get the money to buy your combs. (Use infinitive)
Answer: I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs

Jerry took the dollar from the writer. He wanted to buy gloves. (Use infinitive)
Answer: Jerry took the dollar from the writer to buy gloves.

She went to a hair shop. She wanted to sell her hair.  (Use infinitive)
Answer: She went to a hair shop to sell her hair.