Table of Contents
- 1 What is the easiest way to identify simple compound and complex sentences?
- 2 What are the rules of simple compound and complex sentences?
- 3 How do you change a complex sentence into a compound sentence?
- 4 How do you convert a simple sentence into a complex sentence?
- 5 What is the subject and predicate of the sentencesimilarly?
- 6 What is the difference between multiple compound sentences and complex sentences?
What is the easiest way to identify simple compound and complex sentences?
Summary
- If two clauses are connected with a coordinating conjunction, it’s a compound sentence.
- If two clauses are connected with a subordinating conjunction, it’s a complex sentence.
What are the rules of simple compound and complex sentences?
A dependent clause contains a subject and a verb, but no complete thought.
- A SIMPLE SENTENCE has one independent clause.
- A COMPOUND SENTENCE has two independent clauses joined by.
- A COMPLEX SENTENCE has one dependent clause (headed by a subordinating conjunction or a relative pronoun ) joined to an independent clause.
How do you change a complex sentence into a compound sentence?
We can convert this sentence into a compound sentence by changing the subordinate clause into a coordinate clause. This can be done by removing the subordinating conjunction. The two clauses are then connected using a coordinating conjunction. He finished his meal and went to work.
How do you change a compound into a complex?
If a compound sentence contains just two independent clauses, you can convert it into a complex sentence by changing one of these independent clauses into a dependent clause. If the compound sentence contains three independent clauses, you will have to change two of them into dependent clauses.
What is simple complex compound sentence?
A simple sentence consists of only one clause. A compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses. A complex sentence has at least one independent clause plus at least one dependent clause. Sentence 4 is compound-complex (also known as complex-compound).
How do you convert a simple sentence into a complex sentence?
Study the following example. He proved his innocence. This simple sentence can be converted into a complex sentence by expanding the noun ‘his innocence’ into a noun clause.
What is the subject and predicate of the sentencesimilarly?
Similarly is sentence no 2 ‘He’ is a subject and ‘is a noble man ’ a predicate. Such a sentence is called a Simple Sentence. In other words, a simple sentence has a subject and a predicate. A compound sentence is sentence made up of two parts joined by a coordinating conjunction. The sun rose and the birds started chirping.
What is the difference between multiple compound sentences and complex sentences?
A compound sentence having two coordinate clauses is called Double Compound sentence whereas a Compound sentence with more than two coordinate clauses is called a Multiple Compound sentence. A complex sentence consists of two clauses one of which is the Main clause and the other Subordinate clause. Each clause has a Subject and a Predicate.
What is meant by the term conversion of a sentence?
Conversion or transformation of a sentence implies changing grammatical form of a sentence from one to another without changing its meaning. It can be done in a number of ways.