Simple Complex Compound
1. Simple: Inspite of his poverty Mr. Rajin is very honest.
Complex: If you work hard, you will come out successful.
Compound: Work hard and you will come out successful.
3. Simple: Being tired he lay down on the ground.
Complex: As he was tired, he lay down on the ground.
Compound: He was tired and he lay down on the ground.
4.
Simple: Having heard the news she burst into tears.
Complex: When she heard the news, she burst into tears.
Compound: She heard the news and burst into tears.
5.
Simple: Last year my cousin gave me an excellent pen.
Complex: Last year my cousin gave me a pen which was excellent.
Compound: Last year my cousin gave me a pen and it was excellent.
6.
Simple: They were defeated because of their negligence.
Complex: As they were negligent, they were defeated.
Compound: They were negligent and they were defeated.
7.
Simple: In case of your not being careful you will be ruined.
Complex: If you are not careful, you will be ruined.
Compound: Be careful or you will be ruined.
8.
Simple: This is my birth place.
Complex: This is the place where I was born.
Compound: This is the place and I was born here.
9.
Simple: We accepted his proposal.
Complex: We accepted what he proposed.
Compound: He had a proposal and we accepted it.
10.
Simple: The sun having set we returned home.
Complex: When the sun set, we returned home.
Compound: The sun set and we returned home.
11.
Simple: Yesterday I saw you talking to a strange man.
Complex: Yesterday I saw that you were talking to a strange man.
Compound: Yesterday you were talking to a strange man and I saw that.
12.
Simple: My teacher wants me to be particular about the time.
Complex: My teacher wants that I should be particular about the time.
Compound: I should be particular about the time and my teacher wants that.
13.
Simple: I saw the ball rolling on the field.
Complex: I saw that the ball was rolling on the field.
Compound: The ball was rolling on the field and I saw that.
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