convert the following simple sentences into complex sentences. with noun clause
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11. I shall be glad of your advice in this matter.
- In this matter I shall be glad of what you will advise.
12. He pleaded ignorance of the law.
- He pleaded that he would ignore the law.
13. Our friends will hear of our succes.
- Our friends will hear that we have succeeded.
14. You imply my guilt by your words and manner.
- You imply by your words and manner that I am guilty.
15. I request for your help.
- I request for that you may help me.
16. I cannot foretell the time of my departure.
- I cannot foretell when I will depart.
17. I wish you to be quiet.
- I wish that you may be quiet.
18. He is said to be a millionaire.
- He is said that he is a millionaire.
19. Tell the truth.
- Tell what the truth is.
20. I have long suspected his proverty.
- I have suspected long that he is poor.
- A simple sentence can be converted to a complex sentence by expanding a word or phrase into a subordinate clause.
- Simple sentence is a sentence with only one clause or one finite verb.
- Complex sentence contains two or more clauses and they are joined by binders.
- ★Some binders are : wh-words, that, as, if, before, because, till etc.
- Noun clause acts like a noun. It can be -
- The subject of a verb
- The object of a verb
- The object of a preposition
Answer:
11. I shall be glad of your advice in this matter.
➢In this matter I shall be glad of what you will advise.
12. He pleaded ignorance of the law.
➢ He pleaded that he would ignore the law.
13. Our friends will hear of our succes.
➢Our friends will hear that we have succeeded.
14. You imply my guilt by your words and manner.
➢You imply by your words and manner that I am guilty..
15. I request for your help.
➢ I request for that you may help me.
16. I cannot foretell the time of my departure.
➢I cannot foretell when I will depart.
17. I wish you to be quiet.
➢ I wish that you may be quiet.
18. He is said to be a millionaire.
➢ He is said that he is a millionaire.
19. Tell the truth.
➢ Tell what the truth is.
20. I have long suspected his proverty.
➢I have suspected long that he is poor.