Now re-write the pairs of sentences given below as one sentence.

(1) Grandfather told me about the old days. All books were printed on paper then.

(2) What do you do after you finish the book? Perhaps you just throw it away.
(3) He gave the little girl an apple. He took the computer apart.

(4) You have nothing. That makes you very determined.

(5) I never thought of quitting. I knew what I wanted.

Working in small groups of 4-5 students, go back over the two passages on Santosh Yadav and Maria Sharapova and complete the table given below with relevant phrases or sentences.

Look at the following sentences. They each have two clauses, or two parts each with their own subject and verb or verb phrase. Often, one part (italicized) tells us when or why something happened.

(i) I reached the market when most of the shops had closed. (Tells us when I reached).

(ii)When Rahul Dravid walked back towards the pavilion, everyone stood up. (Tells us when everyone stood up.)

(iii) The telephone rang and Ganga picked it up. (Tells us what happened next.)

(iv) Gunjan has been with us ever since the school began. (Tells us for how long he has been with us.)

Identify the two parts in the sentences below by underlining the part that gives us the information in brackets, as shown above.

(1) Where other girls wore traditional Indian dresses, Santosh preferred shorts. (Contrasts her dress with that of others)

(2) She left home and got herself enrolled in a school in Delhi. (Tells us what happened after the first action.)

(3) She decided to fight the system when the right moment arrived. (Tells us when she was going to fight the system.)

(4) Little Maria had not yet celebrated her tenth birthday when she was packed off to train in the United States. (Tells us when Maria was sent to the US.)

Working in pairs, go through the table below that gives you information about the top women tennis players since 1975. Write a short article for your school magazine comparing and contrasting the players in terms of their duration at the top. Mention some qualities that you think may be responsible for their brief or long stay at the top spot.

Top ranked women players:

The roll of honor of women who enjoyed life at the summit since everybody's favorite player, Chris Evert took her place in 1975.

Which of these words would you use to describe Santosh Yadav? Find reasons in the text to support your choices, and write a couple of paragraphs describing Santosh's character.