Interchange of Compound and Complex Sentences

In this exercise Interchange of Compound and Complex Sentences, we will change the compound sentences to complex sentences, later, from complex sentences to compound sentences. Try the exercises below and match with the answers in the check your answer section.

Conversion from Compound to Complex Sentences

  1. Call your father and I shall give you a book.
  2. She is ill therefore she will not go to Delhi.
  3. The sun rose and the fog dispersed.
  4. Avoid eating too much and you will remain healthy.
  5. Go quickly or you will miss the train.
  6. Pay the money or leave the room.
  7. Do your best and you will never regret it.
  8. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
  9. Be careful in your diet and you will keep healthy.
  10. Speak the truth and you need not fear.

Check Your Answers

Conversion from Compound to Complex Sentences

  1. If you call your father, I shall give you a book. Or when you call your father, I shall give you a book.
  2. She will not go to Delhi because she is ill.
  3. The fog dispersed because the sun rose.
  4. If you avoid eating too much, you will remain healthy. Or you will remain healthy because you avoid eating too much.
  5. If you don’t go quickly, you will miss the train. Or Go quickly so that you may not miss the train.
  6. If you don’t pay the money, leave the room.
  7. If you do your best you will never regret it. Or do you best so that you may never regret it?
  8. If you resist the devil, he will flee from you. Or resist the devil so that he may flee from you.
  9. If you are careful in your diet, you will keep healthy. Or be careful in your diet so that you may keep healthy.
  10. If you speak the truth, you need not fear. Or speak the truth so that you may not fear.

Conversion of Complex to Compound Sentences

  1. If you spare the rod, you will spoil the child.
  2. Unless you leave the room, I shall compel you to do so.
  3. If you do not hold your tongue, you will repent.
  4. I have found the book that I had lost.
  5. He is more a fool than a knave.
  6. He works so hard in order that he may become rich.
  7. If he is here, I would explain everything to him.
  8. When you have worked out this sum, you may go out to play.
  9. As soon as the trumpet sounded, the battle commenced.
  10. He left for home yesterday as he received his father’s letter.
  11. You shall not leave the room till you have made an apology.
  12. If you lead, I shall follow.

Check Your Answers

Conversion from Compound to Complex Sentences

  1. Spare the rod and spoil the child.
  2. Leave the room or I shall compel you to do so.
  3. Hold your tongue or you will repent.
  4. I had lost the book but I found it.
  5. He is a fool and knave.
  6. He wants to become rich so he works hard.
  7. He is here so I will explain everything to him.
  8. You have worked out this sum so you may go out to play.
  9. The trumpet sounded and the battle commenced. Or the trumpet sounded so the battle commenced.
  10. He received his father’s letter so he left for home yesterday. Or he received his father’s letter and left for home yesterday.
  11. Make an apology or you shall not leave the room.
  12. You lead and I shall follow.

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