she returned the computer after she noticed it was damaged
rima works hard through out the year.
I really need to go to work,but I am too sick to drive
identity the sentences are simple compound or complex
Answers
Answer:
Once you can identify a basic sentence, you can join two or more sentences into complex sentences. Two or more sentences can be combined with a subordinating conjunction that explains the relationship between each idea.
For example:
Simple Sentences - He studied hard. He wanted to go to medical school. He suffered from arthritis.
Complex Sentence - He studied hard because he wanted to go to medical school as he suffered from arthritis.
Complex Sentence - Even though he suffered from arthritis, he studied hard because he wanted to go to medical school.
Notice how the subordinating conjunction adds additional meaning to the sentence. The last two sentences tell us why he studied.
Complex Sentence - She returned the computer after she noticed it was damaged.
Simple Sentence - Rima works hard throughout the year.
Compound Sentence - I really need to go to work, but I am too sick to drive.
Explanation:
Sentences, based on their construction pattern, can be classified into simple, compound and complex.
Simple sentences are characterised by a single subject followed by a single, finite verb. In the sentence "Rima works hard throughout the year." has only one subject (Rima) and only one finite verb (works). Hence, the sentence is simple.
Compound sentences are characterised by two or more simple sentences brought together in a single sentence, connected by a linker, like "and", "or", "but" etc. In the sentence "I really need to go to work, but I am too sick to drive." there are two simple sentences conveying two independent ideas, which can thus be broken down:
I really need to go to work. I am too sick to drive.
These two sentences are connected by the linker "but". Hence, it is a compound sentence.
Complex sentences are characterised by two or more interdependent phrases, clauses or verbs. A complex sentence will thus have more than one verb, but will not have any linker which a compound sentence will have.
In the sentence "She returned the computer after she noticed it was damaged." there are two clauses, "she returned the computer" and "she noticed it was damaged", which are overlapping and dependent on each other, and thus are expressed in one, complex sentence.