Question

I saw a snake. I ran away. ( change into simple and complex)

Answer 1

Required Answers :

• Seeing a snake, I ran away. (simple sentence)

• When I saw a snake, I ran away. (complex sentence)

Extra Information :

• A sentence which has only one subject and one finite verb is called a Simple Sentence.
• A sentence which consists of one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses is called a Complex Sentence.

Answer 2

Answer:

Simple Sentence: Seeing a snake, I ran away.

Complex Sentence: As soon as I saw a snake, I ran away.

Explanation:

Simple Sentence:

• A simple sentence is a sentence that consists of just one independent clause.
• A simple sentence has no dependent clauses.
• An independent clause (unlike a dependent clause) can stand alone as a sentence.

                    Seeing a snake, I ran away.

Here, the sentence can be split into two independent clauses:

                     Seeing a snake      and    I ran away

Complex Sentence:

• A complex sentence is a sentence that consists of one or more independent clauses.
• A complex sentence has dependent clauses.
• A dependent clause cannot stand alone as a sentence.

                  As soon as I saw a snake, I ran away.

Here the sentence cannot be split into two independent clauses.