general vocabulary
12
Joining/becoming part of something bigger
The sentences below all contain a word or expression in
italics
which is related to the idea of
two or more things joining together, sometimes with the result that they become part of
something bigger. However, the words and expressions have all been put into the wrong
sentence. Put them into their correct sentence. In some cases, more than one answer is
possible.
A. Move the verbs into the right sentences.
1. His salary is
merged
to the cost of living, and increases on an annual basis.
2. The International
Book Association
blended
with Universal Press in 1999 to form the International
Press.
3. To get a better finish, he
swallowed up
the two paints together.
4. The firm
integrated
with its main competitor in the battle to win more customers.
5. The suggestions from
all the committees were
took over
into the main proposal.
6. The immigrants faced hostility when they were first
incorporated
into the community.
7. A lot of students had problems before they
amalgamated
into college life.
8. When the
large international college
got together
the smaller school, a lot of people lost their jobs.
9. The
students
linked
one evening and decided to protest about their situation.
10. A large international company
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