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GE Simple Complex Compund Sentences Min

The document discusses simple, complex, and compound sentences. A simple sentence contains one finite verb, a complex sentence has one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses, and a compound sentence has two main clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction. Examples of each type of sentence are provided and the finite verbs or conjunctions are highlighted. The document then provides exercises asking the reader to transform sentences between simple, complex, and compound forms.

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GE Simple Complex Compund Sentences Min

The document discusses simple, complex, and compound sentences. A simple sentence contains one finite verb, a complex sentence has one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses, and a compound sentence has two main clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction. Examples of each type of sentence are provided and the finite verbs or conjunctions are highlighted. The document then provides exercises asking the reader to transform sentences between simple, complex, and compound forms.

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SIMPLE, COMPLEX AND COMPOUND

Let us recall some important points that we learnt in the previous unit.
 Gerunds, Infinitives and Participles are Non Finite Verbs.
 Phrase is a group of words which does not contain a Finite Verb.
 Clause is a group of words which has a Finite Verb.
 Finite Verbs indicate the tense and time of actions.
 Non Finite Verbs do not indicate tense and time of actions.
Now, let us study about the three different kinds of sentences.
1. Simple 2. Complex 3. Compound

 A Simple sentence consists of only one Finite Verb.


 A Complex sentence has one Main Clause and one or more Subordinate Clauses.
 A Compound sentence has two Main Clauses combined by a Coordinating
Conjunction.

SIMPLE SENTENCE COMPLEX SENTENCE


Examples Examples
1. Ramu is too poor to buy a bicycle. 1. Ramu is so poor that he cannot buy a
bicycle.
2. Despite his old age, Raghav
walked fast. 2. Though Raghav was old, he walked fast
3. In the event of not consulting a doctor, 3. Unless you consult a doctor, you
you cannot recover. cannot recover.
4. On seeing the teacher, the children 4. As soon as the children saw the
stood up. teacher, they stood up
5. Due to a heavy downpour, the match 5. As there was a heavy downpour, the
was cancelled. match was cancelled.
(In the above sentences, finite verbs are (The parts of the sentences highlighted
highlighted) are main clauses)

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COMPOUND SENTENCE 9. The boy could not attend the special
classes due to his mother’s illness.
Examples
(into Compound)
1. R
 amu is very poor and he cannot buy a 10. 
He followed my suggestion. (into
bicycle. Complex)
2. R
 aghav was old yet he walked fast.
B. C ombine the pairs of sentences below
3. Y
 ou consult a doctor otherwise you into simple, complex and compound
cannot recover
1. Radha was ill. She was not hospitalised
4. T
 he children saw the teacher and they
2. 
The students were intelligent. They
stood up
could answer the questions correctly
5. T
 here was a heavy downpour and the 3. I must get a visa. I can travel abroad
match was cancelled
4. I saw a tiger it was wounded
(In the above sentences, the words
5. 
There was a bandh. The shops
highlighted are conjunctions)
remained closed

A. Transform the following sentences as


instructed.
1. On seeing the teacher, the children
stood up. (into Complex)
2. 
At the age of six, Varsha started
learning music. (into Complex)
3. As Varun is a voracious reader, he
buys a lot of books. (into Simple)
4. Walk carefully lest you will fall down.
(into Complex)
5. Besides being a dancer, she is a singer.
(into Compound)
6. He is sick but he attends the rehearsal.
(into Simple)
7. If Meena reads more, she will become
proficient in the language. (into
Compound)
8. He confessed that he was guilty. (into
Simple)

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