1) John likes to play squash. He does not like to play tennis.
Ans: John likes to play squash instead of tennis. (correct)
John likes to play squash instead of play tennis. (wrong) (Note: 'Instead of' is used to express an alternative. If the verb is the same for both sentences, there is no need to repeat it.)
2) Lisa is a member of the girl guides. Kate is also a member of the girl guides.
Ans: Lisa, together with Kate, is a member of the girl guides. (correct)
Lisa, together with Kate, are members of the girl guides. (wrong) (Note: The verb in the transformed sentence has to agree with the subject mentioned at the beginning of the sentence. In this case, Lisa is the main subject, not both Lisa and Kate.)
3) Jake is an intelligent boy. Jake is a lazy boy.
Ans: Jake is an intelligent but lazy boy. (correct)
Jake is an intelligent boy but he is lazy. (wrong) (Note: 'But' is used to join two sentences which contrast each other. Thus, we do not repeat the noun after 'but' if the subject of the sentence remains the same.)
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