Question

Convert these simple sentences into complex sentences.
1. I was pleased to learn of your promotion.

2. The man with a black belt is a great judo player.

3. A lost moment is lost forever.​

Answer 1

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Convert simple sentences into complex sentences.

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1. I was pleased to learn of your promotion.

➡️ I was pleased to learn that you had been promoted.

2. The man with black belt is a great judo player.

➡️ The man who is wearing a black belt is a great judo player.

3. A lost moment is lost forever.

➡️ A moment that is lost is lost forever.

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${\red{\bigstar}}$ For more information,

• A sentence which has only one finite verb in it is called a simple sentence.

e.g. An old man sat under a tree.

• A sentence made up of two or more principal or main clause is called a compound sentence.

e.g. Sita went home and she took rest.

➡️ Sita went home and took rest.

• A sentence made up of a principal clause and one or more subordinate clause is called a complex sentence.

e.g. The boy who is wearing a blue shirt is my brother.

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${\red{\bigstar}}$ Important notes:

✏️ A clause has a subject and a finite verb of its own.

✏️ A clause that can stand on its own is called the principal or main clause. A clause that cannot stand of its own is known as subordinate clause.

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Answer 2

Question:−

Convert simple sentences into complex sentences.

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Answer:−

1. I was pleased to learn of your promotion.

➡️ I was pleased to learn that you had been promoted.

2. The man with black belt is a great judo player.

➡️ The man who is wearing a black belt is a great judo player.

3. A lost moment is lost forever.

➡️ A moment that is lost is lost forever.

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{\red{\bigstar}}★ For more information,

A sentence which has only one finite verb in it is called a simple sentence.

e.g. An old man sat under a tree.

A sentence made up of two or more principal or main clause is called a compound sentence.

e.g. Sita went home and she took rest.

➡️ Sita went home and took rest.

A sentence made up of a principal clause and one or more subordinate clause is called a complex sentence.

e.g. The boy who is wearing a blue shirt is my brother.

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{\red{\bigstar}}★ Important notes:

✏️ A clause has a subject and a finite verb of its own.

✏️ A clause that can stand on its own is called the principal or main clause. A clause that cannot stand of its own is known as subordinate clause.