{"id":72353,"date":"2019-09-22T10:17:01","date_gmt":"2019-09-22T10:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=72353"},"modified":"2019-09-22T10:17:01","modified_gmt":"2019-09-22T10:17:01","slug":"joining-two-sentences-using-as-well-as","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/joining-two-sentences-using-as-well-as\/","title":{"rendered":"Joining Two Sentences Using As Well As"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As well as<\/b> has a similar meaning to not only … but also<\/b>.<\/p>\n

She has got a bike. She has got a car.<\/p>\n

We can combine these two sentences in several ways.<\/p>\n

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  • In addition to<\/b> a bike, she has got a car.<\/li>\n
  • She has got a car as well as <\/b>a bike.<\/li>\n
  • She has got not only<\/b> a bike but also <\/b>a car.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Combine the following sentences using as well as<\/b>.<\/p>\n

    1. Trees give us fruits. Trees give us firewood.<\/p>\n

    2. Appu is intelligent. He is hard-working.<\/p>\n

    3. Vijay is studying. His friends are also studying.<\/p>\n

    4. The moon gives us light at night. The stars give us light at night.<\/p>\n

    5. The teachers were present at the meeting. The headmaster was present at the meeting.<\/p>\n

    6. She is greedy. She is dishonest.<\/p>\n

    7. God made great things. God made small things.<\/p>\n

    8. She is beautiful. She is intelligent.<\/p>\n

    9. Mark is guilty. His brothers are also guilty.<\/p>\n

    10. Animals need food. Plants need food.<\/p>\n

    11. The cow gives us milk. The goat gives us milk.<\/p>\n

    12. Elephants are found in India. They are also found in Africa.<\/p>\n

    Answers<\/h2>\n

    1. Trees give us firewood as well as <\/b>fruits.<\/p>\n

    2. Appu is intelligent as well as<\/b> hard-working.<\/p>\n

    3. Vijay as well as<\/b> his friends is studying.<\/p>\n

    4. The moon as well as <\/b>the stars gives us light at night.<\/p>\n

    5. The teachers as well as<\/b> the headmaster were present at the meeting. (Here the plural verb were agrees with the plural subject teachers.)<\/p>\n

    6. She is greedy as well as<\/b> dishonest.<\/p>\n

    7. God made great things as well as <\/b>small things.<\/p>\n

    8. She is beautiful as well as intelligent.<\/b><\/p>\n

    9. Mark as well as his brothers is<\/b> guilty. (Here the singular verb ‘is’ agrees with the singular subject Mark.)<\/p>\n

    10. Animals as well as plants need<\/b> food.<\/p>\n

    11. The cow as well as<\/b> the goat gives<\/b> us milk. (When we connect two subjects with as well as, the verb is likely to be singular if the first subject is singular.)<\/p>\n

    12. Elephants are found in India as well as<\/b> in Africa.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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