Question

Combine the following sentences using a noun clause subordinator-
Miss Shazia is getting married this year. We weren’t told that.
(a)Miss Shazia is getting married this year and this we weren’t told.
(b)We weren’t told Miss Shazia that she is getting married this year.
(c)We weren’t told that Miss Shazia is getting married this year.
(d)Miss Shazia is getting married, we weren’t told that this year.

Answer 1

Hint: There are two sentences given. Try to make out their core meaning. See what the sentences are talking about and what are its requirements. Try to join them in your mind and apply possible conjunctions.

Complete answer: In the given question, we have to combine the two given sentences by using a noun clause subordinator. A noun clause is a clause that plays the role of a noun. For example (noun clauses shaded): I like what I see. (Like all clauses, a noun clause has a subject and a verb. In this example, the subject of the clause is “I” and the verb is “see.”)
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct answer :
Option ‘a’ – it is an incorrect option because it doesn’t have any noun clause. It is joining the two sentences with “and”. “And” is conjunction.
Option ‘b’ – it is also an incorrect option because it has changed the meaning of the given sentence. The usage of 'weren't told Miss Shazia' is wrong.
Option ‘c’ – it is the correct option as it has the correct noun clause which is starting from “that...”. Only this is the correct form of the given sentence.
Option ‘d’ – it is an incorrect option as it has also changed its form, ‘this year’ has been added to the clause “we weren’t told that”, saying that “we weren’t told” that particular year, whereas ‘this year’ is regarding “Miss Shazia...getting married.”.
Hence, option ‘c’ is the correct option. The complete sentence would be - We weren’t told that Miss Shazia is getting married this year.

Note: To subordinate one sentence to another, use a connecting word called a “subordinator.” The following words are examples of subordinators. Although (in contrast): Michelle loves coffee although it upsets her stomach.