Combine the following sentences into a single sentence:
Kunal did not check the weather report. He set out for the trek.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Kunal set out for the trek without checking the weather report.
Joining with “without + -ing”:
- “Without + -ing” shows that someone did one thing but did not do another.
- Kunal set out for the trek, but he did not check the weather report. So the action he did not do becomes without checking, and “Kunal” stays the subject of the main part.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Kunal set out for the trek without check the weather report. — Incorrect. The option says “without check”. After “without”, the verb takes the -ing form: “without checking”.
Option 3: Kunal checked the weather report before setting out for the trek. — Incorrect. This changes the meaning. It says that Kunal checked the weather report, but the first sentence says he did not.
Option 4: Without checking the weather report, the trek was started by Kunal. — Incorrect. The opening “Without checking the weather report” must belong to the subject of the main part. Here the subject is “the trek”, so it says that the trek did not check the report.