Combine the following sentences into a single sentence:
Meena teaches dance at the community hall. She also sells handmade candles at the weekly market.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Besides teaching dance at the community hall, Meena sells handmade candles at the weekly market.
Joining with “besides” + -ing:
- “Besides” means “in addition to”. It is a preposition, so the verb after it takes the -ing form.
- Meena does both things, so the first action becomes Besides teaching dance, and “Meena” stays the subject of the main part.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Besides teach dance at the community hall, Meena sells handmade candles at the weekly market. — Incorrect. The option says “Besides teach”. After “besides”, the verb takes the -ing form: “teaching”.
Option 2: Instead of teaching dance at the community hall, Meena sells handmade candles at the weekly market. — Incorrect. This changes the meaning. “Instead of teaching” says that Meena does not teach dance, but she does both.
Option 3: Besides she teaches dance at the community hall, Meena sells handmade candles at the weekly market. — Incorrect. The option says “Besides she teaches”. “Besides” is followed by a noun or an -ing form, not by a full clause with its own subject and verb.