how to change I simple sentence and complex sentence and compound sentence rule step by step
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Simple Sentence:
When in a sentence that has one independent clause it is called simple sentence.
Example: He confessed his illegal act.
Complex Sentence:
When in a sentence that has one clause and one or more subordinate clauses it is called a complex sentence.
Example: He confessed that he was guilty of his illegal act.
Compound Sentence:
When in a sentence that has more than one main clause it is called the compound sentence.
Example: I went to watch a movie named Justice League, but the movie was already houseful.
Transforming Simple Sentences into Complex Sentences:
Converting Simple Sentences into Complex Sentences can be done easily. And this can be done by simply expanding a word or a phrase into a clause. Moreover, we can do the same thing when we want to change the Complex Sentences into Simple Sentences. And this can be done by eliminating a clause into a word or a phrase.
Few examples are given below to understand the concept and conventional rules of transforming between Simple Sentence and Complex Sentences:-
Rule: 1:
“Present participle” in a simple sentence, to convert into complex sentences by adding “since/as/when” at the first half of the sentence.
Simple Sentence: Closing the door, I went back to school.
Complex Sentence: When I closed the door, I went back to school.
Rule: 2
“Being/ Verb+ing” in a simple sentence, to convert into a complex sentence by adding “as/when/since” at the first half of the sentence.
Simple Sentence: After winning a beauty contest she cried.
Complex Sentence: As she won the beauty contest, she cried.
Rule: 3
“Too…to” in a simple sentence, to convert into a complex sentence by adding “so…that (negative)”.
Simple Sentence: He is too weak to carry the box.
Complex Sentence: He is so weak that he cannot carry the box.
Rule: 4
“To” in the simple sentence, to convert into a complex sentence by adding “so that” in the sentence.
Simple sentence: We eat to live.
Complex Sentence: We eat so that we can live.
Rule: 5
In the simple sentence “in spite of/ despite”, to convert into the complex sentence by adding “though/ although” in the sentence.
Simple Sentence: In spite of being rich, she is hard working.
Complex Sentence: Though she is rich, she is hard working.
Rule: 6
“Because of” in the simple sentence, to convert it to the complex sentence by adding “since” at the beginning of the sentence.
Simple Sentence: Because of his illness, he could not join the meeting.
Complex Sentence: Since he was ill, he could not join the meeting.
Rule: 7
“Subject + verb + object + present participle” type of simple sentence, to convert it to the complex sentence by “subject + verb + object + relative pronoun of the object + be verb according to relative pronoun and tense + rest of the sentence”.
Simple Sentence: I saw a bird flying.
Complex Sentence: I saw a bird which was flying.
Rule: 8
In the simple sentence starts with “without”, by adding “if/ in case” is converted into the complex sentence.
Simple Sentence: Without adding the sugar the dish will taste bad.
Complex Sentence: If you do not add sugar the dish will taste bad.
Rule: 9
In the simple sentence “at the time” will be converted into “when” in the complex sentence.
Simple Sentence: She woke up at the time of load shedding.
Complex Sentence: She woke up when it was load shedding.
Rule: 10:
In the simple sentence, “adjective” will be converted into “that/which” in the complex sentence.
Simple Sentence: It was a blue shirt.
Complex Sentence: It was a shirt which was blue.
He went to the market.
She recognized them at once.
I have paid the fee.
such connecting expressions are: and, but, or, for, so, yet, either…or, neither…nor, both…and
We can convert a simple sentence into a compound sentence by expanding a word or phrase into a coordinate clause.
he came here to see me. (Simple)
She came here and saw me. (Compound sentence)
Here we expanded the infinitive to see into a coordinate clause.
We can convert a complex sentence into a compound sentence by changing the subordinate clause or clauses into main clauses.
Note that subordinate clauses are introduced by conjunctions like because, as, if, when, where, since and though. The conjunctions commonly used in compound sentences are: and, or, but, yet and for.
2. Although she is rich, she is not happy.
3. As soon as we heard the gunshot, we rushed to the spot.
4. If you are honest, you need not fear anybody.
5. I called for John who came at once.
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1. Walk carefully or you will fall.
2. She is rich but she is not happy.
3. We heard the gunshot and rushed to the spot.
4. Be honest and fear nobody.
5. I called for John and he came at once.
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