Combining Sentences to Express Cause and Effect Relationships

This exercise demonstrates how to combine sentences to clearly express cause-and-effect relationships.

Original Sentences:

1. He escaped from his orphanage. He was distressed by the brutal conditions there.
2. He had a rough life in Moscow. He had no family to turn to.
3. He was not easily to be captured. He had learned not to trust adults.

Combined Sentence:

Having escaped his orphanage due to the distressing brutal conditions, he faced a rough life in Moscow without a family. His experiences taught him not to trust adults, making him difficult to capture.