Question

the thief saw the policeman and ran away.(turn into a simple sentence)

Answer 1

thief run away when he saw police

Answer 2

Answer:

In simple sentence the answer will be ‘’On seeing the policeman the thief ran away". In the given complex sentence which contains one subordinate clause which is ‘’and’’ including one main clause which is ‘the thief saw the policemen’ having both subject and verb. When it changes into simple sentence, subordinate clause ‘and’ is reduced and the sentence having only one main clause makes the sentence a simple sentence.