1. purchased/ and/ last/ sister/ a lot/his/ of/tom/ novels/winter
=> Tom and his sister purchased a lot of novels last winter
2. Christmas/ they/ decorating / tress / 8p.m/ were/ yesterday,/ at
=> They are decorating Christmas trees at 8pm yesterday
3. when/I/talking to/ asked/ a firend/ the/ me/ teacher/ a question./ was
=> I was talking to a friend when the teacher asked a question
4. famous/ she / was / became/ awarded for/ not only/ her devotion/ but also
=> She not only became famous but also was awarded for her devotion