GRAMMAR

Complex Sentence to Simple Sentence

Complex sentence āĻ•ā§‡ simple sentence āĻÂ āĻ°ā§‚āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤Â āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ°Â āĻ¨āĻŋā§ŸāĻŽÂ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻšā§‡Â āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻ¤Â āĻšāĻ˛ā§‹Â 

 

Rule 1:

āĻ¯āĻ–āĻ¨ since/as/when āĻ¸āĻš complex sentence āĻāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻŸāĻŋ clause āĻāĻ° subject āĻāĻ•āĻ‡ āĻšā§Ÿ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ‰āĻ­ā§Ÿ clause āĻāĻ° main verb āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡, āĻ¤āĻŦā§‡ simple sentence āĻāĻ‡ formula follow āĻ•āĻ°āĻŦā§‡: 1st clause āĻāĻ° Verb+ ing + verb āĻāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āĻŋ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ + comma + 1st clause āĻāĻ° subject + āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āĻŋ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āĨ¤

Example:

Complex: Since I was ill, I could not attend the meeting.

Simple: Being ill, I could not attend the meeting.

Complex: As I performed very well, I got the first prize.

Simple: Performing very well, I got the first prize.

Complex: When the criminal saw the police, he ran away.

Simple: Seeing the police, the criminal ran away.

Exception:

Complex: When the chicken curry arrived, we started having lunch.

Simple: On the arrival of the chicken curry, we started having lunch.

Rule 2:

āĻ¯āĻ–āĻ¨ complex sentence āĻāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻŸāĻŋ clause āĻāĻ° subject āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻšā§Ÿ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ am/is/are/was/were/has/have/had āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡, āĻ¤āĻŦā§‡ simple sentence āĻāĻ‡ āĻ¨āĻŋā§ŸāĻŽ follow āĻ•āĻ°āĻŦā§‡:

since/as/when āĻ‰āĻ āĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻĻā§‡āĻŦā§‡ + am/is/are/was/were āĻāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§‡ being āĻ…āĻĨāĻŦāĻž has/have/had āĻāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§‡ having āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻŦā§‡ + ā§¨ā§Ÿ clause āĨ¤

Example:

Complex: ‍ Since the weather was very bad, we did not start the journey.

Simple: The weather being very bad, we did not start the journey.

Complex: When the show was over, we came back home.

Simple: The show being over, we came back home.

Rule 3:

āĻ¯āĻ–āĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻŸāĻŋ clause āĻāĻ° subject āĻāĻ•āĻ‡ āĻšā§Ÿ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ subordinate clause āĻāĻ° be verb (am/is/are/was/were/has/have/had) āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡, āĻ¤āĻŦā§‡ simple sentence āĻāĻ‡ āĻ¨āĻŋā§ŸāĻŽ follow āĻ•āĻ°āĻŦā§‡:

since/as āĻāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§‡ because of+ ā§§āĻŽ clause āĻāĻ° subject āĻāĻ° possessive form + (am/is/are/was/were) āĻāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§‡ being āĻ…āĻĨāĻŦāĻž (has/have/had) āĻāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§‡ having āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻŦā§‡ + comma+ ā§¨ā§Ÿ clause āĨ¤

Example: ‍

Complex: Since he was ill, he could not come.

Simple: Because being ill, he could not come.

Complex: He was loved by all, as he had honesty.

Simple: He was loved by all, because of his having honesty.

Rule  4:

āĻ¯āĻ–āĻ¨ complex sentence āĻ relative pronoun āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡, āĻ¤āĻ–āĻ¨ simple sentence āĻāĻ‡ āĻ¨āĻŋā§ŸāĻŽ follow āĻ•āĻ°āĻŦā§‡:

āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻĨā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ relative pronoun āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ–āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡ + relative pronoun āĻ‰āĻ ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦā§‡ + be verb āĻ‰āĻ ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦā§‡ + the main verb + ing + āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āĻŋ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āĨ¤

Example: ‍

Complex: The doctor lived in a quarter that belonged to the hospital.

Simple: The doctor lived in a quarter belonging to the hospital.

Complex: A cow that is very strong can plow this land.

Simple: A cow being very strong can plow his land.

Complex: The students who study seriously can get good marks.

Simple: The students studying seriously can get good marks.

Rule 5:

āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ complex sentence āĻ “when” āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§Ÿā§‡āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžā§Ÿ āĻ¤āĻŦā§‡ āĻāĻ•ā§‡ simple āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§Ÿ, when āĻ‰āĻ ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦā§‡+ when āĻāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§‡āĻ° ‍ subject āĻ“ verb āĻ‰āĻ ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦā§‡ + āĻ›ā§‹āĻŸ āĻ¸āĻŽā§Ÿ at/in + ‍ season (āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻ‰āĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§‡āĻ– āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡) + age āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻ˛ā§‡ at the age of + āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āĻŋ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĨ¤

Example: ‍

Complex: When it was midnight, I was awakened by the sound of construction.

Simple: At midnight I was awakened by the sound of construction.

Complex: When it is summer, we can eat different kinds of mango.

Simple: In summer, we can eat different kinds of mango.

Complex: When he was six, he left the country.

Simple: At the age of six, he left the country.

But if the when doesn’t mean time rather it means that something is going on, then At the time of + Verb+ ing + the rest.

āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ when āĻ¸āĻŽā§Ÿ āĻ¨āĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻ•ā§‹āĻ¨ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ˜āĻŸāĻ›ā§‡ āĻ¤āĻž āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžā§Ÿ āĻ¤āĻŦā§‡, At the time of + Verb+ ing + āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āĻŋ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ, āĻāĻ‡ āĻ¨āĻŋā§ŸāĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻŦā§‡ āĨ¤

Example: ‍

Complex: When it was raining, we were sitting in the coffee shop.

Simple: At the time of raining, we were sitting in the coffee shop.

When the personal subject is used in the subordinate clause, the simple sentence will use a possessive pronoun.

āĻ¯āĻ–āĻ¨ subordinate clause āĻ personal subject āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšā§ƒāĻ¤ āĻšā§Ÿ, āĻ¤āĻ–āĻ¨ simple sentence, possessive pronoun āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡

Example: ‍

Complex: When they were studying, the teacher came.

Simple: At the time of their studying, the teacher came.

Complex: When I was having tea, she came.

Simple: At the time of my having tea, she came.

Rule 6:

Negative conditional complex sentence āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§‡ if āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡, āĻ¤āĻž ‍ simple āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻāĻ‡ āĻ¨āĻŋā§ŸāĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻšā§Ÿ: Without+ Verb+ ing + ā§¨ā§Ÿ clause āĨ¤

Example: ‍

Complex: If you do not struggle in life, you cannot achieve your goal.

Simple: Without struggling in life, you cannot achieve your goal.

Complex: If you do not study hard, you will not get good marks in the exam.

Simple: Without studying hard, you will not get good marks in the exam.

If the clause is affirmative then by is used replacing without.

āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ clause āĻŸāĻŋ affirmative āĻšā§Ÿ, without āĻāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§‡ by āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšā§ƒāĻ¤ āĻšā§Ÿ āĨ¤

Example: ‍

Complex: If you work hard, you will get promotion quickly.

Simple: By working hard, you will get promotion quickly.

Rule 7:

āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ complex sentence āĻ “so that” āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¤āĻŦā§‡, simple sentence āĻāĻ‡ āĻ¨āĻŋā§ŸāĻŽ follow āĻ•āĻ°āĻŦā§‡: āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻĨā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ so āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ–āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻŦā§‡ + “so that “āĻĨā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ may/might/can/could āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ‰āĻ ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦā§‡ + to + sentence āĻāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āĻŋ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āĨ¤

Example: ‍

Complex: The student studied hard so that he could get good marks on the exam.

Simple: The student studied hard to get good marks on the exam.

Complex: The singer is trying hard so that she can get the national award.

Simple: The singer is trying hard to get the national award.

Rule 8:

āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ complex sentence āĻ “soâ€Ļâ€Ļthat” form āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¤āĻŦā§‡, simple sentence āĻāĻ‡ āĻ¨āĻŋā§ŸāĻŽ follow āĻ•āĻ°āĻŦā§‡:

so āĻāĻ° āĻœāĻžā§ŸāĻ—āĻžā§Ÿ too āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŦā§‡ + that āĻāĻ° āĻ†āĻ—ā§‡ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ•āĻ‡ āĻœāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŦā§‡ + that āĻĨā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ not āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āĻ‰āĻ ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦā§‡ + to + āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āĻŋ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĨ¤

Example: ‍

Complex: ‍He is so sick that he cannot come.

Simple: He is too weak to come.

 

Rule 9:

āĻ¯āĻ–āĻ¨ complex sentence āĻ though/although āĻĨāĻžāĻ•ā§‡, āĻāĻ•ā§‡ simple form āĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻāĻ‡ āĻ¨āĻŋā§ŸāĻŽ follow āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšā§Ÿ:

Though/although āĻāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ In spite of āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻŦā§‡ + subject āĻāĻ° possessive form + am/is/are/was/were āĻāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ being āĻ…āĻĨāĻŦāĻž has/have/had āĻāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ having āĻ…āĻĨāĻŦāĻž verb+ ing āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻŦā§‡ + āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āĻŋ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ + ā§¨ā§Ÿ clause

 

 

Complex to Simple

1.Though/Although: In spite of / Despite+ Sub(possessive) + to be verb (am/is/are, was/were) =being Have / has = having + rest of the sentence.

Example: Though he was weak, he went to school.

= Despite/ In spite of his being weak, he went to school.

Despite/ In spite of his weakness, he went to school.

Though he had qualifications, he did not get a job.

= Despite/ In spite of his having good qualification, he did not get a good job.

Exercise: 1. Though he worked hard, he failed in the examination.

  1. Though the man has much riches, he wants more.
  2. Though the weather was bad, they went out to search him.

 

  1. Subjective + relative pronoun + principal verb : Subject + Omit (Who/ Which/ That) + Verb (ing) + Rest Sentence.

Example: The tree that stands before the house has grown old.

=The tree standing before the house has grown old.

The boy who is begging from door to door is an orphan.

= The boy begging from door to door in an orphan.

The car which has been imported from Japan is working well.

= The car imported from Japan is working well.

Exercise: 1. The boy who is playing football in the field is my younger brother.

  1. The pen which brought from you was not good at all.
  2.    The write lived in a cabin which belonged to the orphanage.

 

  1. Since/ As/ When : 1st sentence verb (present participle) + 2nd sentence with 1st sentence Subject+ rest of the sentence.

Example: Since the old man killed the bird, he brought bad luck to the crew.

= Killing the bird, the old man brought bad luck to the crew.

When the thief saw the police, he ran away.

= Seeing the police, the thief ran away.

Exercise: 1. As I had forgotten him, I went out.

  1. Since the weather was rough, they could not go out for playing.
  2. When the lady guest found the writer, she overwhelmed with joy.
  3. Since I have no money, I cannot pay the bill.

 

  1. Since/ As: Because of + Subject (Possessive) + (am/is/are, was/were= being & have/has/had = having) + rest of the sentence, +comma+ 2nd sentence.

Example: Since he was poor, he could not pay the bill.

= Because of his being poor, he could not pay the bill.

As the man has not enough money, he cannot give them anything.

= Because of having no money, the man cannot give them anything.

Exercise: 1. As Selim had integrity, he was loved by the authoress.

  1. Since he was small, he could not work hard.
  2. Since the writer was too young, he could not say no to woman.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. When: Small time = at/in, Season = in, Age = at the age + 1st clause Omit subject& verb + 2nd clause with subject.

Example: When it was daylight, I was half awakened by the sound of chopping.

= At daylight, I was half awakened by the sound of chopping.

When it is spring, the cuckoo sings.

= In spring the cuckoo sings.

Exercise: 1. When it was raining, he woke up.

  1. When he was four, he left the village.
  2. When it is morning, we go out for morning walk.

 

  1. What: Sub+ Verb+ Omit What + Possessive+ rest of the sentence with noun.

Example: I know what his name is.

= I know his name.

Exercise: 1. I know what his address is.

  1. I know what their intention was.

 

  1. If: Without + If clause (verb+ing) + 2nd clause.

Example: If you do not work hard, you will not prosper in life.

= Without working hard, you will not proper in life.

Exercise: 1. If you do not read attentively, you will not get GPA 5.

  1. If you are not sincere, you will not proper in life.
  2. If you do not have vast knowledge, you will not be able to answer all questions.

 

Condition: (positive)  If: By + If clause (verb+ing) + 2nd clause.

Example: If you read attentively, you will make a good result.

= By reading attentively, you will make a good result.

Exercise: 1.If you follow my instructions, you will get good result.

  1. If you work hard, you can succeed in life.

 

  1. So that : To

Example: I read more so that I can make good result.

= I read more to make good result.

Exercise: 1. I read biology so that I could be a doctor.

  1. I want to got book market so that I can buy some books.

 

  1. So â€Ļâ€Ļ.. that: too — to

Example: He is so weak that he cannot walk.

= He is too weak to walk.

Exercise:

1.The man was so short that he could not touch the roof.

  1. The boy is so intelligent that he can answer all the questions.
  2. The sums were so tough that we could not answer those.

 

  1. It is certain: certainly, It is sure that = surely, It was sudden= suddenly,

 

Exercise: 1. It was sudden that his father died.

  1. It is certain that he will come.
  2.     It is sure that he has done it.

Example: ‍

Complex: Though she was sick, she worked very hard.

Simple: In spite of her being sick, she worked very hard.

Complex: Although he has a lot of books, he wants to buy more.

Simple: In spite of his having a lot of books, he wants to buy more.

Exercise:

  1. Though they played well, they could not win the game.
  2. As the sky was overcast with clouds, the flight was cancelled.
  3. When it was dead of night, he woke up.
  4. When the sun was shining hot, they stopped playing.
  5. Though he has much money, he leads a very simple life.
  6. Though she had beauty, she was not proud at all.
  7. Since the spoke the truth, he was rewarded.
  8. Since he got scholarship, everyone spoke high of him.
  9. When it is spring, flowers bloom in plenty.
  10. When it was morning, it was raining heavily.
  11. When I was eating, the phone rang.
  12. He read more so that he could make a good result.
  13. The water was so salty that we could not drink it.
  14. He learns English so that he can get a good job.
  15. The boy who is walking on the street was hit by a bus.
  16. He called the man who is walking on the street.
  17. I know the man who was driving the car.
  18. The man bought a house that was costly.
  19. He cannot buy things which are expensive.
  20. The boy who works hard can shine in life.
  21. Since the boy work hard, he shone in life.
  22. As the shirt is costly, I cannot buy it.
  23. He declared that he was innocent.
  24. I was admitted to school when I was five.
  25. He acted as a wise man does.
  26. I told him that he should be brief.
  27. It is known when he will arrive.
  28. You came here when you were only four.
  29. I have no money that I can spare.
  30. I admit that he is a great poet.
  31. If you read more you will know more.
  32. A man who is drowning catches at a straw.
  33. We eat so that we may live.
  34. I am sure that he will succeed.
  35. Makka is the place where the holy prophet was born.
  36. I shall pay now for what you have done.
  37. I know what his intention is.
  38. That he is honest is known to all.
  39. I knew what they cost.
  40. We know where Nazrul Islam was born.