Synthesis of Simple, Compound and Complex sentence

There are three types of sentences.

     1) Simple sentence
     2) Compound sentence
     3) Complex Sentence

 1) Simple sentence : A sentence which contains only one subject and one finite verb , is called Simple sentence.
  Ex.- He sings a song.
           s.     v.       o.

  2) Compound sentence : A sentence which contains atleast two subjects and two verbs joined with coordinating conjunction, is called Compound sentence.
               In this sentence, both the clauses are important and they give complete meaning.
      Ex.-He wrote the paper and he submitted it.
             s.       v.                    cc.  s.        v.
 
** Coordinating conjunctions are -
                      'and','but','or','not only - but also',
                    'as well as', etc.

  3)Complex sentence :A sentence which contains atleast two subjects and two verbs joined with   subordinating conjunction,is called
Complex sentence.
           In Complex sentence ,one clause is principal or main clause and other clause or clauses are subordinate one .The subordinate clause depends upon the main clause to complete the meaning.
   Ex.- As he wrote the paper,he submitted it.
           sc. s.      v.                    s.       v.

 ** Subordinating conjunctions are-
                  'who','what',which','whose','when','as','as soon as','no sooner-than','hardly-when','so','because','if','unless','till','until','for','since','so that ','so-that',etc.


***Converting  Simple into Compound

         1) Remove present participle or infinitive form of the verb .
         2) Use proper tense form.

         3) Use suitable coordinating conjunction.

 Ex.- Attending the class ,she went to play.
         Pr.p.                             s.       v.

Ans.-She attended the class and she went to play.
          s.          v.                    cc.   s.     v.

*** Converting Simple into Complex

         1) Remove present participle or infinitive form of the verb.

         2) Use proper tense form.

         3) Use suitable subordinating conjunction. 

Ex - Attending the class ,she went to play.

         Pr.p.                         s.       v.

Ans - As she attended the class,she went to play.

          sc.  s.         v.                      s.     v.

 

***Converting Compound into Simple

      *If 'and' is used as a conjunction.

        1) Remove 'and'

        2) Begin with pr. Participle of 1st verb or infinitive of any verb.

        

Ex - Students completed their work and started talking.

          s.                 v.                          cc.     v. 

Ans- Completing their work,students started talking. 

              pr. p.                              s.          v. 

      * If 'but' is used as a conjunction.

         

          1)Remove 'but'.

          2)Begin with 'Inspite of '.

          3)Use pr.participle of the 1st verb.

 Ex.- The tiffin still had some stuff ,but I didn't feel like having it.

Ans.- Inspite of having some stuff in the tiffin, I didn't feel like having it.

    *If 'or' is used as a conjunction-

       1)Remove 'or'.

       2)Begin with 'In the event of'.

       3)Use 'not'.

       4) Use pr. participle of 1st verb.

Ex.- You must stay home or you will be infected.

Ans.-In the event of not staying home ,you will be infected.

   ***Converting Compound into Complex.

     *If 'and' is used as a conjunction-

         1)Remove 'and'.

         2)Begin with suitable subordinating conjunction.

         

Ex.- Students completed their work and started talking.

Ans- As students completed their work they started talking.

     *If 'but' is used as a conjunction-

       1)Remove 'but'.

       2)Begin with 'Though'

          

Ex-  The tiffin still had some stuff ,but I didn't feel like having it.

Ans- Though the tiffin still had some stuff , I didn't feel like having it.

      *If 'or' is used as a conjunction-

        

       1)Remove 'or'.

       2)Begin with 'If'.

       3)Use 'not'.

Ex- You must stay home or you will be infected.

Ans- If you stay home,you will not be infected.

  ***Converting Complex into Simple

        1) Remove subordinating conjunction.

        2) Use pr.p of the 1st verb or infinitive of any verb.

Ex- When Soapy listened to the anthem, he remembered his good old days.

Ans- Listening to the anthem, Soapy remembered his good old days.

   ***Converting Complex into Compound

         1) Remove subordinating conjunction.

         2) Use proper tense form of the verb.

         3) Use proper coordinating conjunction.

Ex- When Soapy listened to the anthem, he remembered his good old days.

Ans- Soapy listened to the anthem and he remembered his good old days.