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Question
Do as directed.
Dinesh and Prabhu wanted to meet Varsha at the bus stop. They went to the bus stop. (combine into a compound sentence)
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Solution
Dinesh and Prabhu wanted to meet Varsha at the bus stop and so they went to the bus stop.
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