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SIMPLE, COMPLEX AND COMPOUND
ENGLISH NECTAR- WORKSHEET WITH ANSWER
1. On seeing the teacher, the children stood up. (into Complex)
When the children saw the teacher, they stood up.
2. At the age of six, Varsha started learning music. (into Complex)
When Varsha was six, she started learning music.
3. As Varun is a voracious reader, he buys a lot of books.(into simple)
Being a voracious reader, Varun buys a lot of books.
4. Walk carefully lest you will fall down. (into Complex)
Unless you walk carefully, you will fall down.
5. Besides being a dancer, she is a singer. (into Compound)
She is not only a dancer but also a singer
[Link] is sick but he attends the rehearsal. (into Simple)
In spite of being sick, he attends the rehearsal.
7. If Meena reads more, she will become proficient in the language. (into Compound)
Meena should read more and she will become proficient in the language.
8. He confessed that he was guilty. (into Simple)
He confessed his guilt.
9. The boy could not attend the special classes due to his mother’s illness. (into
Compound)
The boy’s mother was ill so he could not attend the special classes.
10. He followed my suggestion. (into Complex)
He followed what I suggested.
11. Ramu is too poor to buy a bicycle (into complex)
Ramu is so poor that he cannot buy a bicycle.
12. Despite his old age, Raghav walked fast. (into complex)
Though Raghav was old, he walked fast.
13. In the event of not consulting a doctor, you cannot recover. (into complex)
Unless you consult a doctor, you cannot recover.
14. On seeing the teacher, the children stood up. (into complex)
As soon as the children saw the teacher, they stood up.
15. Due to a heavy downpour, the match was cancelled (into complex)
As there was a heavy downpour, the match was cancelled.
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2. Combine the pairs of sentences below into simple, complex and
compound
[Link] was ill. She was not hospitalised.
In spite of being ill, Radha was not hospitalised. (Simple)
Though Radha was ill , she was not hospitalised. (Complex)
Radha was ill but she was not hospitalised. (Compound)
[Link] students were intelligent. They could answer the questions correctly.
Being intelligent, the students could answer the questions correctly. (Simple)
As the students were intelligent, they could answer the questions correctly. (complex)
The students were intelligent and so they could answer the questions correctly.
(compound)
3.I must get a visa. I can travel abroad.
I must get a visa to travel abroad. (Simple)
I have to travel abroad so I must get a visa. (Compound)
If I get a visa, I can travel abroad. (Complex)
4.I saw a tiger. I was wounded.
I saw a wounded tiger. (Simple)
I saw a tiger and it was wounded. (Compound)
I saw a tiger which was wounded. (Complex)
[Link] was a bandh. The shops remained closed.
Because of bandh, the shops remained closed. (Simple)
There was a bandh so the shops remained closed. (Compound)
The shops remained closed because there was a bandh. (Complex)
Prepared by [Link] GGHSS Koradachery ,Thiruvarur