Exercise 2. Convert the following compound sentences into complex
without any change in meaning :
1. Be off or I shall thrash you.
2. The spider tried hard and got to its cobweb.
3. Knock at the door and it will be opened.
4. My horse won the race but it soon died.
5. Speak up otherwise I fire.
6. Speak and I fire.
7. He is ignorant still he claims to be wise.
8. Neglect your duties and you are sure to suffer.
9. He was going along a lonely road and met a dragon.
10. Work slowly and steadily and you will succeed.
11. Study regularly or you will not get good marks,
12. He is strong but he helps the weak.
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1. If you don't be off I will thrash you.
2. The spider got to its cobweb because he tried hard.
3. The door will be open as soon as you knock it.
4. Though my horse won the race yet it soon died.
5. On not speaking up I will fire.
6. As soon as you speak I will fire
7. Though he is ignorant yet he claims to be wise.
8. If you neglect your duties you are sure to suffer.
9. When he was going alone a lonely road he met a dragon.
10. You succeed if you keep doing your work slowly yet steadily.
11. Unless you study regularly you will not get good marks.
12. Though he is strong yet he helps the weak.
Explanation:
Complex sentence have a dependent clause and a independent clause . In some cases if you can't construct one try using If , though, because and as soon as. This really help in examination. HOPE IT HELPS.