Complex Sentences:
(because, when, while, where, as, before, after, that, since, as soon as, no sooner, if, unless, as .... though, if .... though, though, even though, although, whether, so .... that, till, only if, so that, until, which, ………)
Compound Sentence:
(and, but, or, not only ...... but also, either ..... or, neither ..... nor)
Conversion of Simple Sentences into Compound Sentences
1
Simple: Seeing a snake he ran away.
Compound: He saw a snake and ran away.
2
Simple: Besides being intelligent she is beautiful.
Compound: She is intelligent and she is beautiful.
3
Simple: Inspite of his enormous wealth but still he is sad.
Compound: He possess enormous wealth still he is sad.
4
Simple: Standing with his grief he is optimistic (confident).
Compound: He is grievous but still he is optimistic.
5
Simple: To avoid danger you must be very careful.
Compound: Either you must be careful otherwise you will meet danger.
Conversion of Compound Sentences into Simple Sentences
1
Compound: I ate apple, I went to Cinema.
Simple: Eating apple I went to Cinema.
2
Compound: He passed M.B.B.S. and became a doctor.
Simple: Having passed M.B.B.S. he became a doctor.
3
Compound: You must study well or you will not get the first class mark.
Simple: You must study well to get the first class mark.
Conversion of Simple Sentences into Complex Sentences
1
Simple: He doesn’t know the date of his marriage.
Complex: He doesn’t know when he had married.
2
Simple: He expects first class in the medical examination.
Complex: He expects that he will get first class in the medical examination.
3
Simple: A man of justice gets respect every where
Complex: A man who is just gets respect every where
4
Simple: The reason for his success is unknown.
Complex: The reason how he succeeded is unknown.
5
Simple: On seeing a police thief ran away.
Complex: As soon as thief saw the police ran away.
Conversion on Complex Sentences into Simple Sentences
1
Complex: Since he was tired he could not go to office.
Simple: On account of his tiredness, he could not go to office
2
Complex: What he acted was seen by all
Simple: His action was seen by all.
3
Complex: The student who studies well gets high marks
Simple: The well studying student gets high marks.
4
Complex: He went to the college where he studied
Simple: He went to his old college.
5
Complex: He replaced the old wall clock which was damaged.
Simple: He replaced the damaged wall clock.
6
Complex: He ran fast that he might not miss the train
Simple: He ran fast to catch the train
7
Complex: After I had reserved the tickets I returned to my house.
Simple: Having reserved the tickets I returned to house.
Compound to Complex
1
Compound: Study well or you will fail
Complex: Unless you study well you will fail.
2
Compound: He saw the name board and entered the hotel.
Complex: Seeing the name board, he entered that hotel.
3
Compound: He was suffering from fever and he was admitted in the hospital.
Complex: Since he was feverish he was admitted in the hospital.
4
Compound: He is strong but he is timid (scared).
Complex: Although he is strong, he is timid.
Complex to Compound
1
Complex: I saw a monkey which was sitting on a tree.
Compound: I saw the monkey. It was sitting on a tree.
2
Complex: If you go to Agra you can see Tajmahal.
Compound: Go to Agra you can see Tajmahal.
3
Complex: I suspect that he has done the murder.
Compound: He has done the murder. I suspect him.
4
Complex: Though the soldier was wounded, but he went to the battle field again.
Compound: The soldier was wounded. He went to the battle field again.