Simple to Complex Sentences

Questions And Answers

Simple: I could not attend the class on account of my illness.

Complex: As/Since I was ill, I could not attend the class.

 Simple: He is working hard to get a prize.

Complex: He is working hard so that he can/may get a prize.

 Simple: He is working day and night to finish writing the book.

Complex: He is working day and night so that he can finish writing the book.

 Simple: Knowledge is power.

Complex: It is knowledge which is power.

 Simple: He is too lazy to shine in life.

Complex: He is so lazy that he cannot shine in life.

 Simple: I dislike him for his laziness.

Complex: I dislike him because he is lazy.

 Simple: They saw the lame man lying on the road.

Complex: They saw the lame man who was lying on the road.

 Simple: Finding the door unlocked, the thief entered the house.

Complex: As/Since the thief found the door unlocked, he entered the house.

 Simple: Ruma and Samin are beautiful girls.

Complex: Ruma and Samin are girls who  are beautiful.

 Simple: I found her operating a computer.

Complex: I found that she was operating a computer.

 Simple: The tea being very hot, I could not take it.

Complex: As/Since the tea was very hot, I could not take it.

 Simple: The sun having set, we all returned home.

Complex: As soon as the sun set, we all returned home. / No sooner had the sun set than we all returned home.

 Simple: Reaching the station, I bought a ticket.

Complex: When I reached the station, I bought a ticket.

 Simple: We eat to live.

Complex: We eat so that we can/may live.

 Simple: The load is too heavy for Murad to lift up.

Complex: The load is so heavy for Murad that he cannot lift it up.

 Simple: In spite of working hard, he failed to improve his lot.

Complex: Though he worked hard, he failed to improve his lot.

 Simple: We visited London city in summer.

Complex: We visited London city when it was summer.

 Simple: They go to their village in spring.

Complex: They go to their village when it is spring.

 Simple: The boy came to the orphanage at 2.

Complex: The boy came to the orphanage when he was 2.

 Simple: I do not know the price of the watch.

Complex: I do not know what the price of the watch is.

 Simple: He revealed the truth.

Complex: He revealed what was true. / It is he who revealed the truth.

 Simple: I wish you every success.

Complex: I wish that you can/may succeed everywhere.

 Simple: He admitted his fault.

Complex: He admitted that he was at fault.

 Simple: I want him to be a doctor.

Complex: I want that he becomes a doctor.

 Simple: The report of his illness is true.

Complex: The report that he is ill is true.

 Simple: I ordered coffee for my guest.

Complex: It was I who ordered coffee for my guest.

 Simple: I am in need of a good dictionary.

Complex: I am in need of a book which is a good dictionary.

 Simple: Our present house is comfortable.

Complex: The house where we live at present is comfortable.

 Simple: We work hard to attain success in our lives.

Complex: We work hard so that we can attain success in our lives.

 Simple: My friend came to me to get help from us.

Complex: My friend came to me so that he could get help from us.

 Simple: Realizing the effects of anger, we should try to be emotionally balanced. Complex: We should try to be emotionally balanced after we realize/have realized/if we realize the effects of anger.

 Simple: Pahela Boishakh is undoubtedly the most celebrated festival in Bangladesh.

Complex: There is no doubt that Pahela Boishakh is the most celebrated festival in Bangladesh.

 Simple: The farmers do not get the facilities necessary for food production. Complex: The farmers do not get the facilities which are necessary for food production.

 Simple: The target of a frugal man is to save money for the future.

Complex: The man who is frugal has a target to save money for the future. / A frugal man has a target so that he can/may save money for the future.

 Simple: People are peace-loving.

Complex: It is people who are peace-loving. / They are the people who love peace.

 Simple: Life becomes dull without recreation.

Complex: Life becomes dull if it has no recreation.

 Simple: Cox’s Bazar seabeach is the longest seabeach in the world.

Complex: It is Cox’s Bazar which is the longest seabeach in the world.

 Simple: In order to be healthy, we have to take a balanced diet every day. Complex: If we want to be healthy, we have to take a balanced diet every day. / We have to take a balanced diet so that we may be healthy.

 Simple: In winter, the weather is too cold for the migratory birds to live in the North.

Complex: In winter, the weather is so cold that the migratory birds cannot live in the North.

 Simple: Jerry’s mother visited him at the orphanage in autumn.

Complex: Jerry’s mother visited him at the orphanage when it was autumn.

 Simple: Immediately after receiving the news, the prince came with a large army. Complex: No sooner had the prince received the news than he came with a large army.

 Simple: An industrious boy will shine in life.

Complex: A boy who is industrious will shine in life.

 Simple: We should create public awareness to solve the problem of dowry. Complex: We should create public awareness so that we can/may solve the problem of dowry.

 Simple: They come here to enjoy themselves.

Complex: They come here so that they can enjoy themselves.

 Simple: The ignorant drivers always have a tendency to overtake.

Complex: The drivers who are ignorant always have a tendency to overtake.