Module 17: How to Make Compound and Complex Sentences

Make Sentence

 

Compound Sentence

I do not know her address.

S +       V         +O

I do not know where she lives.

S +       V         +O       Noun Clause

I do not know her address where she lives.

S +       V         +O                   Adjective Clause

If you got there, you meet him (compound)

You meet him if you got there. (complex)

Hare some exercises to know deeply about compound and complex sentence

1.      The horse reared and the rider was thrown. (compound)

2.      Walk quickly, else you will not overtake him. (compound)

3.      The town in which I live is very large. (complex)

4.      I called him, but he gave me no answer. (compound)

5.      I agree to your proposals, for I think them reasonable. (compound)

6.      I went because I was invited. (complex)

7.      Either he is drowned or some passing ship has saved him. (compound)

8.      I returned home because I was tired. (complex)

9.      They always talk who never think. (complex)

10.  He came oftener than we expected. (complex)

 

 

Complex Sentence

She does not like vegetables.

Her brother likes vegetables.

She does not like vegetables, but her brother likes (vegetables). (Compound)

She does not like vegetables, but her brother does

 

Conjunctions

And: Addition

But: Contradiction

Or: Alternative > You stay here or you go with me.

 

Coordinate Conjunctions: And, Or, Nor, But, Yet, So

Sub-Ordinate Conjunctions: Since, For, Although, Because, Etc.

Correlative Conjunctions: Both…and, Either…Or, Neither…Nor, Not only…But also.

 

Noun Clause as Subject and Object Verb and Preposition

Something       has made         her mother       sad.

Subject            Verb Phrase    Object             Adjective

What he said yesterday has made her mother sad.

 

What she paid last week got the appreciation from the community.

That the price of Rice is increasing will attract a serious attention from the authorities.

The man will tell something to the director.

What he discovered in the finance statement.

The man will tell What he discovered in the finance statement to the director.

You have to listen what your parents say.

 I do not know why said good bye that time.

Could you tell me where you live? (Indirect: Embedded Question)

The students don’t understand what the teacher explained.

 

Adjective Clause (Explain the sentence)

An architect is someone who designs buildings.

What was the name of the person who phoned?

 

 

Adjective Clause (Have an object which will explain the object)

I do not know where he lives. (Noun clause)

I do not know the place where he lives. (Adjective clause)

 

I do not know why said good bye that time. (Noun clause)

I do not know the reason why said good bye that time. (Adjective clause)

 

Her brother who is a doctor will come to her wedding. (defining adjective clause)

Her brother, who is a doctor, will come to her wedding. (non-defining adjective clause)

 

The boy who is standing near the gate is her little brother.

The boy standing near the gate is her little brother. (reduce contraction= an adjective clause becomes a participial phrase)

 

The car which he bought last year becomes a popular collector item.

The car bought last year becomes a popular collector item.

 

The man whom we met at the library two days ago will come to our meeting.

The man will come to our meeting.

We met him at the library two days ago.

 

Mr. John is our neighbor.

His car is a red Ferrari.

Mr. John whose car is a red Ferrari is our neighbor.

Note:

Reduce contraction omits relative pronoun and subject.

Present participle: active Verb-Ing

Past participle: passive Verb-3

 

Adverbial Clause

 

Types of Adverbial Clause

Clause of Time

Conjunctions

When(ever)     : You may begin when you are ready.  

While               : while he was walking home, he saw an accident.

Since

Before

After

Until

Till

As

As soon as

As long as

Now (that)

Once

 

Clause of contrast

Although         : We could not meet the deadline, although we worked day and night.

Though            : Though he had always preferred blondes, he married a brunette.

Even though    : Even though she disliked the movies, she went with her husband to please him.

 

Adversative Clauses

While               : While Robert is friendly with everyone, his brother makes very friends.

Where             : He has already founded where she lives

Whereas          : Soccer is a popular spectator sport in England, whereas in the united states it is football that attracts large audiences

when

 

Clause of Cause

Because

Since

As

Now (that)

Whereas

Inasmuch as

As (or so) long as

On the ground (s) that

 

Clause of result

So … that

So + adjective +that : she is so emotional that every little thing upsets her.

So adverb + that :

 

Clause of purpose

(in order) that  : he decided to take a trip around the world (in order) that he might learn about different people and their customs.

 

Clause of condition

If                     : If I see him, invite him to our party tomorrow.

Even if

 

Clause of exception

Except that      : the building would have already been finished except that a trucking strike had delayed delivery of some materials.

Clauses of manner

As if                : they all treat him as if he were a king.

As though       :

As

 

Clause of degree

As/so + adjective or adverb …as        : The new machine is just as efficient as the old one (was).