Question

B. Join these sentences with the correct conjunctions to make compoundor complex sentences, as directed.
1. It was raining. We decided to have hot samosas. (complex)
Since it was raining, we decided to have hot samosas.
2. Ravi was late. I left without him. (complex)
3. I was very thirsty. I decided to have some orange juice. (complex)
4. Oliver will be going to the match. Tom will watch it on TV.
(compound)
5. Girija sang very well. Rustom won the competition. (compound)
6. Tara warned her. She did not take it seriously. (complex)
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Answer 1

Answer:

1. As it was raining, we decided to have hot samosas.
2. Because Ravi was late, I left without him.
3. As I was very thirsty, I decided to have some orange juice.
4. Oliver will be going to the match, but Tom will watch it on TV.
5. Girija sang very well, but Rustom won the competition.
6. Even though Tara warned her, she did not take it seriously.

Explanation:

A complex sentence has an independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

A compund sentence is just two parts, or two clauses, joined by a conjunction.