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Question
Combine the following sentences by nominalising the first verb.
Mandela had spearheaded the fight against apartheid. He was jailed for
this. Mandela was jailed for __________________
Solution
Mandela had spearheaded the fight against apartheid. He was jailed for
this. Mandela was jailed for spearheading the fight against apartheid .
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