GOLAM KIBRIA

MA in English , M-Ed

Teacher ,Paschim Charkakra Ponditerhat

High School , Companiganj , Noakhali

Nine & Ten

Transformation of Sentence
Simple, Compound and Complex

1.Complex:He returned home after the sun had

set .
Compound : The sun set and then he returned
home .

Simple : The sun having set , he returned home .

2.He could not come because he was ill .

Compound :He was ill , so he could not come .

Simple : Because of his illness he could not come

.
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3.If you work hard , you will succeed.

-

Compound : Work hard and you will succeed.

Simple : By working hard , you will succeed .

4.I know where he lives.

Compound :He lives in a place and

I know the place .

Simple : I know his living place .

5.Complex :He escaped the accident because he was lucky.

-
Compound : He was lucky and he escaped the accident .
Simple : Luckily , he escaped the accident . (Luckily
)

6.Though he is rich ,he is not contented .

- ,
Compound : He is rich but he is not contented .
Simple : In spite of being rich ,he is not contented . (
)

7.He knows whom I loved .

Compound: I loved someone and he knows
her .
Simple : He knows my beloved person .

8.What he says is not true .

Compound : He says something and it is
not true .
Simple : He does not say the truth

9.As he was ill , he did not attend school.

Compound : He was ill and he did not attend
school .
Simple: Because of his illness , he did not attend
school .

10.Complex:We read that we may learn .

Simple :We read to learn .
Compound : We read and thus ,we can
learn .

11.He works hard in order that he may

prosper .
Compound :He works hard and he may
prosper .
Simple : By working hard , he may prosper .

12.Walk carefully lest you should fall

down .
Compound : Walk carefully ,otherwise you
may/will fall down .
Simple : Without walking carefully , you
may /will fall down .

13.They will not come unless you invite

them .
Simple : Without your invitation , they will
not come .
14.Since you are ill , you can not go there .
Compound :You are ill , so you can not go
there .
Simple ; Because of your illness , you can
not go there .

15.The man is so weak that he can not

walk .
Compound : The man is very weak and so
he can not walk .
Simple : The man is too weak to walk

16. I saw the boy who was lame.(-

Simple : I saw a lame boy.

Compound : I saw a boy and he was lame .

17.I saw him when he was going to school

.- ,
Compound : He was going to school and then I
saw him .
Simple : I saw him going to school .

18. When it was 2004 ,I was in Dhaka .

Compound :It was 2004 and then I was in
Dhaka .
Simple : In 2004 , I was in Dhaka .

19.I do not know what his fathers name

is .
Simple: I do not know his fathers name .

20. I am sure that he will succeed in life .

Simple : I am sure of his success .

He returned home after the sun had set .

mpound : The sun set and then he returned home

mple : The sun having set , he returned home .

22.He could not come because he was ill .

Compound :He was ill , so he could not come .
,
Simple : Because of his illness he could not come .
- ,

23.If you work hard , you will succeed.

- ,
Compound : Work hard and you will succeed.
-
Simple : By working hard , you will succeed .
,

24.I know where he lives.

Compound :He lives in a place and I know the place .
Simple : I know his living place .

.Complex :He escaped the accident because he wa

mpound : He was lucky and he escaped the accide

6.Though he is rich ,he is not contented .

ompound : He is rich but he is not contented .

mple : In spite of being rich ,he is not contented .

27.He knows whom I loved .

Compound: I loved someone and he knows her .

Simple : He knows my beloved person .

8.What he says is not true .

ompound : He says something and it is not true .

imple : He does not say the truth .

As he was ill , he did not attend school.

mpound : He was ill and he did not attend school .

ple: Because of his illness , he did not attend sch

30.We read that we may learn .

Simple :We read to learn .
Compound : We read and thus ,we can learn .

mplex: Walk carefully lest you should fall down.

ound : Walk carefully ,otherwise you may/will fall dow
,

e : Without walking carefully , you may /will fall down

Since you are ill , you can not go there .

mpound :You are ill , so you can not go there .

ple ; Because of your illness , you can not go ther

34. Complex: They will not come unless you invite.

imple : Without your invitation , they will not com

he man is so weak that he can not walk .

pound : The man is very weak and so he can not w

ple : The man is too weak to walk.

36. I saw the boy who was lame.

(- )
Simple : I saw a lame boy.

Compound : I saw a boy and he was lame .

7.I saw him when he was going to school .

Compound : He was going to school and then I saw him

Simple : I saw him going to school .

38. When it was 2004 ,I was in Dhaka .

Compound :It was 2004 and then I was in Dhaka .
Simple : In 2004 , I was in Dhaka .

39.I do not know what his fathers name is.

Simple: I do not know his fathers name .

40. I am sure that he will succeed in life .

Simple : I am sure of his success .

Thanks to
all.