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The following task is synthesising the sentences which means changing one kind of sentence into another kind. This kind of practice helps us to understand the sentence structure in full. 1. He must work hard and (he) must make up for the lost time. Compound Sentence He must work hard to make up for the lost time. Simple Sentence
2. He not only robbed the poor child but also (he) murdered her. Compound Sentence Besides robbing the poor child, he murdered her. Simple Sentence 3. Hearing their fathers footsteps, the boys stopped fighting. Simple Sentence The boys heard their fathers footsteps and (the boys) stopped fighting. Compound Sentence When they heard their fathers footsteps, the boys stopped fighting. Complex Sentence 4. She confessed her crime. Simple Sentence
She confessed that she committed the crime. Complex Sentence 5. He died in that village. He was born there. Simple Sentence; Simple Sentence He died in the village where he was born. Complex Sentence He died in his native village (home-town). Simple Sentence 6. They aimed at winning the prize and (they) practised well. Compound Sentence Aiming at winning the prize, they practised well. Simple Sentence Complex Sentence Simple Sentence; Simple
They practised well so that they might win the prize. 7. I lost a book. Sentence I found the book which I had lost. I found that book.
8. You must hurry or you will miss the train. If you do not hurry, you will miss the train.
Simple Sentence