Choose the option that correctly combines the two sentences into one:
The children played in the rain. Their mother called them inside.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → The children played in the rain until their mother called them inside.
The two sentences are linked by time. The children kept playing up to the moment their mother called them. Until means up to the time when. It joins two actions like these.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: The children played in the rain until their mother did not call them inside. — Incorrect. “Until” already marks the point where something stops, so no “not” is added after it.
Option 2: Although the children played in the rain, their mother called them inside. — Incorrect. “Although” shows a contrast, but the two sentences are linked by time.
Option 3: The children played in the rain as soon as their mother called them inside. — Incorrect. “As soon as” says the children began to play after the call. This changes the meaning.