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Question
Read the following sentences.
(a) If she knows we have a cat, Paati will leave the house.
(b)She won’t be so upset if she knows about the poor beggar with sores on his feet
(c )If the chappals do fit, will you really not mind?
Notice that each sentence consists of two parts. The first part begins with ‘if’. It is known as if-clause
Rewrite each of the following pairs of sentences as a single sentence. Use ‘if’ at the beginning of the sentence.
Be polite to people. They’ll also be polite to you
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Solution
If you are polite to people, they’ll also be polite to you.
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