Complex Sentence to Simple Sentence
Complex sentence āĻā§ simple sentence āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤Â āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ°Â āĻ¨āĻŋā§āĻŽÂ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§Â āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻ¤Â āĻšāĻ˛ā§Â
Rule 1:
āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ since/as/when āĻ¸āĻš complex sentence āĻāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ clause āĻāĻ° subject āĻāĻāĻ āĻšā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻā§ clause āĻāĻ° main verb āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āĻ¤āĻŦā§ simple sentence āĻāĻ formula follow āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§: 1st clause āĻāĻ° Verb+ ing + verb āĻāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻļ + comma + 1st clause āĻāĻ° subject + āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻļ 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¯āĻāĻ¨ complex sentence āĻāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ clause āĻāĻ° subject āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻšā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ am/is/are/was/were/has/have/had āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āĻ¤āĻŦā§ simple sentence āĻāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋā§āĻŽ follow āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§:
since/as/when āĻāĻ āĻŋā§ā§ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§ + am/is/are/was/were āĻāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ being āĻ āĻĨāĻŦāĻž has/have/had āĻāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ having āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§ + ā§¨ā§ clause āĨ¤
Example:
Complex: â 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¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ clause āĻāĻ° subject āĻāĻāĻ āĻšā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ subordinate clause āĻāĻ° be verb (am/is/are/was/were/has/have/had) āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āĻ¤āĻŦā§ simple sentence āĻāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋā§āĻŽ follow āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§:
since/as āĻāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ because of+ ā§§āĻŽ clause āĻāĻ° subject āĻāĻ° possessive form + (am/is/are/was/were) āĻāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ being āĻ āĻĨāĻŦāĻž (has/have/had) āĻāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ having āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§ + comma+ ā§¨ā§ clause āĨ¤
Example: â
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¯āĻāĻ¨ complex sentence āĻ relative pronoun āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨ simple sentence āĻāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋā§āĻŽ follow āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§:
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻĨā§āĻā§ relative pronoun āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§ + relative pronoun āĻāĻ ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦā§ + be verb āĻāĻ ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦā§ + the main verb + ing + āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻļ āĨ¤
Example: â
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 âwhenâ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§ āĻ¤āĻŦā§ āĻāĻā§ simple āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§, when āĻāĻ ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦā§+ when āĻāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ° â subject āĻ verb āĻāĻ ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦā§ + āĻā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§ at/in + â season (āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§) + age āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§ at the age of + āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻļāĨ¤
Example: â
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 doesnât mean time rather it means that something is going on, then At the time of + Verb+ ing + the rest.
āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ when āĻ¸āĻŽā§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§ āĻ¤āĻŦā§, At the time of + Verb+ ing + āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻļ, āĻāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋā§āĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻŦā§ āĨ¤
Example: â
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¯āĻāĻ¨ subordinate clause āĻ personal subject āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻšā§, āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨ simple sentence, possessive pronoun āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§
Example: â
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 āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āĻ¤āĻž â simple āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋā§āĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšā§: Without+ Verb+ ing + ā§¨ā§ clause āĨ¤
Example: â
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 āĻāĻŋ affirmative āĻšā§, without āĻāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ by āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻšā§ āĨ¤
Example: â
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 âso thatâ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻŦā§, simple sentence āĻāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋā§āĻŽ follow āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§: āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻĨā§āĻā§ so āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§ + âso that âāĻĨā§āĻā§ may/might/can/could āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦā§ + to + sentence āĻāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻļ āĨ¤
Example: â
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 âsoâĻâĻthatâ form āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻŦā§, simple sentence āĻāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋā§āĻŽ follow āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§:
so āĻāĻ° āĻāĻžā§āĻāĻžā§ too āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŦā§ + that āĻāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŦā§ + that āĻĨā§āĻā§ not āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ āĻāĻļ āĻāĻ ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦā§ + to + āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻļāĨ¤
Example: â
Complex: âHe is so sick that he cannot come.
Simple: He is too weak to come.
Rule 9:
āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ complex sentence āĻ though/although āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āĻāĻā§ simple form āĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋā§āĻŽ follow āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšā§:
Though/although āĻāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§ In spite of āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻŦā§ + subject āĻāĻ° possessive form + am/is/are/was/were āĻāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§ being āĻ āĻĨāĻŦāĻž has/have/had āĻāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§ having āĻ āĻĨāĻŦāĻž verb+ ing āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻŦā§ + āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻļ + ā§¨ā§ 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.
- Though the man has much riches, he wants more.
- Though the weather was bad, they went out to search him.
- 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.
- The pen which brought from you was not good at all.
- Â Â The write lived in a cabin which belonged to the orphanage.
- 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.
- Since the weather was rough, they could not go out for playing.
- When the lady guest found the writer, she overwhelmed with joy.
- Since I have no money, I cannot pay the bill.
- 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.
- Since he was small, he could not work hard.
- Since the writer was too young, he could not say no to woman.
- 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.
- When he was four, he left the village.
- When it is morning, we go out for morning walk.
- 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.
- I know what their intention was.
- 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.
- If you are not sincere, you will not proper in life.
- If you do not have vast knowledge, you will not be able to answer all questions.
Condition: (positive) Â 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.
- If you work hard, you can succeed in life.
- 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.
- I want to got book market so that I can buy some books.
- So âĻâĻ.. 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.
- The boy is so intelligent that he can answer all the questions.
- The sums were so tough that we could not answer those.
- It is certain: certainly, It is sure that = surely, It was sudden= suddenly,
Exercise: 1. It was sudden that his father died.
- It is certain that he will come.
- Â Â Â It is sure that he has done it.
Example: â
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:
- Though they played well, they could not win the game.
- As the sky was overcast with clouds, the flight was cancelled.
- When it was dead of night, he woke up.
- When the sun was shining hot, they stopped playing.
- Though he has much money, he leads a very simple life.
- Though she had beauty, she was not proud at all.
- Since the spoke the truth, he was rewarded.
- Since he got scholarship, everyone spoke high of him.
- When it is spring, flowers bloom in plenty.
- When it was morning, it was raining heavily.
- When I was eating, the phone rang.
- He read more so that he could make a good result.
- The water was so salty that we could not drink it.
- He learns English so that he can get a good job.
- The boy who is walking on the street was hit by a bus.
- He called the man who is walking on the street.
- I know the man who was driving the car.
- The man bought a house that was costly.
- He cannot buy things which are expensive.
- The boy who works hard can shine in life.
- Since the boy work hard, he shone in life.
- As the shirt is costly, I cannot buy it.
- He declared that he was innocent.
- I was admitted to school when I was five.
- He acted as a wise man does.
- I told him that he should be brief.
- It is known when he will arrive.
- You came here when you were only four.
- I have no money that I can spare.
- I admit that he is a great poet.
- If you read more you will know more.
- A man who is drowning catches at a straw.
- We eat so that we may live.
- I am sure that he will succeed.
- Makka is the place where the holy prophet was born.
- I shall pay now for what you have done.
- I know what his intention is.
- That he is honest is known to all.
- I knew what they cost.
- We know where Nazrul Islam was born.