Synthesis of Sentences:

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.

Complex Sentence Complex Sentence Complex Sentence

8. You must hurry or you will miss the train. If you do not hurry, you will miss the train.

You must hurry not to miss the train. ___________________________

Simple Sentence

Sentence Synthesis with specific directions:

1. One of the crew leaped into the water as soon as the boat touched shore. (direction: rewrite the sentence using no sooner) No sooner had the boat touched shore than one of the crew leaped into the water. [Note the word order: touched is changed into had touched and the first part of the verb had is placed before the subject word the boat to give the expression more force (emphasis).] 2. We helped them with money as well as with a gang of workers. (direction: rewrite the sentence using not onlybut also) We helped them with not only money but also a gang of worker. 3. The difficulty was solved by means of a special service designed for the occasion. (direction: rewrite the sentence making the word service the subject) A special service designed for the occasion solved the difficulty.