I left out the following sentences.
Can you please check them, too?
1) “Congratulations for passing your driving test”, Peter said to me.
He congratulated (me) on/for passing my driving test.
2) “I’m terribly sorry I dropped your glasses on the floor”, he said to me.
He apologized to me for dropping my glasses on the floor.
Combine the following pairs of sentences using appropriate phrases. (5 pts.)
3) There are two public libraries in the city. Neither of them is located close to where I live.
4) Peter ordered a lot of books. Many of them came within a week.
5) I have three winter coats. None of them are new.
6) Amy and Beth are twins. Both of them play the guitar.
7) The bush is covered with blueberries. A few of them are ripe.
In the sentences with quotation marks, the comma or period goes before the closing quotation marks.
All else is correct.
1) The sentence is correct. Peter congratulated me on/for passing my driving test.
2) The sentence is correct. He apologized to me for dropping my glasses on the floor.
3) Neither of the two public libraries in the city is located close to where I live.
To combine these sentences, we use the phrase "neither...nor" to show that both options are negative. In this case, neither library is located close to where the speaker lives.
4) Peter ordered a lot of books, and many of them came within a week.
To combine these sentences, we use the phrase "and" to show the continuation of the action. In this case, Peter ordered a lot of books, and it is implied that many of those books came within a week.
5) I have three winter coats, but none of them are new.
To combine these sentences, we use the phrase "but" to contrast the two ideas. In this case, the speaker has three winter coats, but none of them are new.
6) Amy and Beth are twins, and both of them play the guitar.
To combine these sentences, we use the phrase "and" to show the continuation of the action. In this case, both Amy and Beth are twins and both of them play the guitar.
7) The bush is covered with blueberries, and a few of them are ripe.
To combine these sentences, we use the phrase "and" to show the continuation of the action. In this case, the bush is covered with blueberries, and it is implied that a few of those blueberries are ripe.