Combine the following sentences into a single sentence:
Mr Pillai is our football coach. He writes short stories in Malayalam.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Mr Pillai, our football coach, writes short stories in Malayalam.
Joining with a noun in apposition:
- A noun phrase can be placed next to a name to say who that person is. It goes between commas.
- “Mr Pillai is our football coach” becomes Mr Pillai, our football coach, and the verb “writes” comes from the second sentence.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Mr Pillai, he is our football coach, writes short stories in Malayalam. — Incorrect. The option puts a full sentence, “he is our football coach”, between the commas. Only the noun phrase “our football coach” can go there.
Option 2: Being our football coach, Mr Pillai writes short stories in Malayalam. — Incorrect. This changes the meaning. “Being our football coach” gives a reason, as if he writes stories because he is the coach.
Option 4: Mr Pillai, who our football coach, writes short stories in Malayalam. — Incorrect. The option says “who our football coach”. A who-clause needs its own verb: “who is our football coach”.