Question

EXERCISE 2
Convert each of the following Complex Sentences into a Simple Sentence:
(A)
(1) We know who wrote ‘Lucy Gray'.
(2) That he is intelligent is pretty
(3) We believe that he is honest.
(4) It is doubtful whether he will succeed.
(5) I can make it clear to you that I am innocent.
(6) I believe that God exists.
(7) Never do what is wrong.
(8) Whoever is brave is respected.
(9) He asked why I did not come.
(10) It is generally believed that he died of heart trouble.
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Answer 1

ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʀᴛ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇx sᴇɴᴛᴇɴᴄᴇs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ sɪᴍᴘʟᴇ sᴇɴᴛᴇɴᴄᴇ:

(ᴀ)

() ᴡᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴏ ᴡʀᴏᴛᴇ ‘ʟᴜᴄʏ ɢʀᴀʏ'.

() ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ɪs ɪɴᴛᴇʟʟɪɢᴇɴᴛ ɪs ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ

() ᴡᴇ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ɪs ʜᴏɴᴇsᴛ.

() ɪᴛ ɪs ᴅᴏᴜʙᴛғᴜʟ ᴡʜᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ sᴜᴄᴄᴇᴇᴅ.

() ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴀᴍ ɪɴɴᴏᴄᴇɴᴛ.

() ɪ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɢᴏᴅ ᴇxɪsᴛs.

() ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴅᴏ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴡʀᴏɴɢ.

() ᴡʜᴏᴇᴠᴇʀ ɪs ʙʀᴀᴠᴇ ɪs ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ.

() ʜᴇ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ᴡʜʏ ɪ ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ.

() ɪᴛ ɪs ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟʟʏ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴇᴅ ᴏғ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴛʀᴏᴜʙʟᴇ.