KEY TO EXERCISES ON SIMPLE, COMPOUND AND COMPLEX SENTENCES
(Though these kinds of exercises are designed
for the students of high school and college in Telangana, India, they are also
very useful for those appearing for competitive examinations. On the whole,
they are useful for the aspirants of learning English)
Key to the following:
(Simple into compound and complex, compound into simple and
complex, complex into simple and compound).
Exercise 1
I. Convert the following sentence into two other types of sentences.
- The child is very short and
therefore he cannot touch the board.(Compound)
The child is so short that he cannot touch the
board.(Complex)
- The fox is too fat to enter the
cave. (Simple)
The fox is so fat that he cannot enter the cave.
(Complex)
- I was too tired to go to work.
(Simple)
I was very tired and therefore I could not go to work. (Compound)
- Ashwini was very lazy and
therefore she could not do homework. (Compound)
Ashwini was so lazy that she could not do
homework. (Complex)
- He is too stupid to give the
answer. (Simple)
He is so stupid that he cannot give the answer.
(Complex)
- The boy is too late to catch
the bus. (Simple)
The boy is very late and therefore he cannot
catch the bus. (Compound)
- I was very busy and therefore I
could not speak to them. (Compound)
I was so busy that I could not speak to them.
(Complex)
- You are too innocent to know
this. (Simple)
You are so innocent that you cannot know this.
(Complex)
- He was too old to work well.
(Simple)
He was very old and therefore he could not work
well. (Compound)
- She is very poor and therefore
she cannot educate her son. (Compound)
She is so poor that she cannot educate her son.
(Complex)
Exercise 2
II. Convert the following sentence into two other types of sentences.
1.
In spite of being
strong, he was defeated. (Simple)
He was
strong but he was defeated. (Compound)
2.
She was rich but she
did not own a car. (Compound)
Though
she was rich, she did not own a car. (Complex)
3.
Despite being
intelligent, she did not succeed in life. (Simple)
Although
she was intelligent, she did not succeed in life. (Complex)
4.
He was alone but he
was happy. (Compound)
Though
he was alone, he was happy. (Complex)
5.
In spite of being
late, they attended the meeting. (Simple)
They
were late but attended the meeting. (Compound)
6.
Despite being not
well, I worked hard. (Simple)
Though
I was not well, I worked hard. (Complex)
7.
In spite of being fat,
you can run fast. (Simple)
Though
you are fat, you can run fast. (Complex)
8.
I was invited but I
didn’t attend the marriage. (Compound)
Although
I was invited, I didn’t attend the marriage. (Complex)
9.
In spite of being
honest, he is punished. (Simple)
He is
honest but he is punished. (Compound)
10.
In spite of being a
stranger, she mingled with others easily. (Simple)
Though
she was a stranger, she mingled with others easily. (Complex)
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