Combinig sentences with prepositions
1)The smell came from his dirty feet.
The smell was in the room.
2)Mrs.Thompson bought a house.
The house was in a new neighborhood.
3)The children are looking for toys.
Thay are looking around the house.
4)The orchestra began the overture.
It began at seven o'clock.
5)The clothes are black and white.
The clothes are in the closet.
6)The dogs slept peacefully.
The dogs were on the sofa.
7)The student spoke to the principal.
He was in trouble.
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To combine sentences with prepositions, you can use the following methods:
1) The smell came from his dirty feet in the room.
Explanation: Combine the prepositions "from" and "in" to create a compound prepositional phrase.
2) Mrs. Thompson bought a house in a new neighborhood.
Explanation: Use the preposition "in" to show the location of the new neighborhood.
3) The children are looking for toys around the house.
Explanation: Combine the preposition "for" with the prepositional phrase "around the house" to show the location of the toys.
4) The orchestra began the overture at seven o'clock.
Explanation: Use the preposition "at" to indicate the specific time when the overture started.
5) The clothes are black and white in the closet.
Explanation: Combine the preposition "in" with the prepositional phrase "in the closet" to indicate the location of the clothes.
6) The dogs slept peacefully on the sofa.
Explanation: Use the preposition "on" to show the location of where the dogs slept.
7) The student spoke to the principal because he was in trouble.
Explanation: Connect the two sentences using the subordinating conjunction "because" to indicate the reason for speaking to the principal.