Choose the option that best combines the two sentences into one simple sentence:
Mrs Ghosh is our school librarian. She grows orchids on her balcony.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Mrs Ghosh, our school librarian, grows orchids on her balcony.
Joining with a noun phrase between commas:
- A noun phrase that tells who a person is can be placed right after the name, between commas.
- Here “our school librarian” comes after Mrs Ghosh, and “grows” is the only main verb.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Mrs Ghosh, our school librarian, she grows orchids on her balcony. — Incorrect. The option says “Mrs Ghosh, our school librarian, she grows”. “Mrs Ghosh” is already the subject of “grows”, so “she” is a second subject.
Option 2: Mrs Ghosh and our school librarian grow orchids on her balcony. — Incorrect. This changes the meaning. It speaks of two different people, but Mrs Ghosh herself is the librarian.
Option 4: Mrs Ghosh, is our school librarian, grows orchids on her balcony. — Incorrect. The option says “Mrs Ghosh, is our school librarian, grows”. It has two verbs with no joining word. The part between the commas should be only “our school librarian”, without “is”.