English Grammar Simple and Complex Sentences

English Grammar Worksheet Simple and Compound Sentences

Combine each pair of simple sentences into one complex sentence containing a noun clause.

1. You cheated him. That is his complaint.

2. The train will arrive at a certain time. Do you know the time?

3. He will win. It is certain.

4. He is mad. That makes him more dangerous.

5. He may be innocent. I don’t know.

6. The game was lost. It was the consequence of his carelessness.

7. Where have you put my hat? Tell me.

8. We have been deceived. That is the truth.

9. He distrusts his own sons. It is difficult to understand the reason.

10. He is a great orator. This fact cannot be denied.

Answers

1. That you cheated him is his complaint.

2. Do you know the time when the train will arrive?

3. It is certain that he will win.

4. That he is mad makes him more dangerous.

5. I don’t know whether he is innocent.

6. The consequence of his carelessness was that the game was lost.

7. Tell me where you have put my hat.

8. That we have been deceived is the truth.

9. It is difficult to understand the reason why he distrusts his own sons.

10. The fact that he is a great orator cannot be denied.

English Grammar Clauses

Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences

Combine the following sentences into a complex sentence with a noun clause using ‘that’.

1. He will fight to the finish. He says this.

2. She will win the first prize. It is certain.

3. He was innocent. He could not prove that.

4. The manager committed the blunder. It is evident.

5. He will return the money in a couple of days. This is his promise.

6. The patient will recover. This is the doctor’s assurance.

7. They saw the stranger. They say so.

8. Your claims for promotion will not be overlooked. Rest assured.

9. He has committed a mistake. It is obvious.

10. The exams may be postponed. The teacher says this.

Answers

1. He says that he will fight to the finish.

2. It is certain that she will win the first prize.

3. He could not prove that he was innocent.

4. It is evident that the manager committed the blunder.

5. He has promised that he will return the money in a couple of days.

6. The doctor assured that the patient would recover.

7. They say that they saw the stranger.

8. Rest assured that your claims for promotion will not be overlooked.

9. It is obvious that he has committed a mistake.

10. The teacher says that the exams may be postponed.

English Grammar Worksheet Clauses

Clauses, Complex Sentences

Read the following sentences and underline the subordinate clauses in them.

1. Some people act as though they could do no wrong.

2. He wept as if he had been a child.

3. He was so generous that everybody loved him.

4. He had left before I reached his home.

5. He ran so fast that I could not overtake him.

6. I saw James as I was walking down the street.

7. I went to the doctor because I was not feeling well.

8.  I will wait for you until you return.

9. Though he was strong he could not beat his opponent.

10. She said that she would not come.

11. Although I had a headache, I enjoyed the film.

12. As he was not there I left a message with his brother.

13. As he was not there, I could not speak to him.

14. I waited for him until he came.

15. We eat so that we may live.

16. I don’t know whether he is innocent.

17. If you eat too much, you will fall ill.

18. I am sure that you are wrong.

19. The teacher said that honesty is the best policy.

20. Tell me where you have put my books.

21. The man who committed the theft last night has been caught.

22. It is difficult to understand why he distrusts his own children.

Answers

1. Some people act as though they could do no wrong.

2. He wept as if he had been a child.

3. He was so generous that everybody loved him.

4. He had left before I reached his home.

5. He ran so fast that I could not overtake him.

6. I saw James as I was walking down the street.

7. I went to the doctor because I was not feeling well.

8.  I will wait for you until you return.

9. Though he was strong he could not beat his opponent.

10. She said that she would not come.

11. Although I had a headache, I enjoyed the film.

12. As he was not there I left a message with his brother.

13. As he was not there, I could not speak to him.

14. I waited for him until he came.

15. We eat so that we may live.

16. I don’t know whether he is innocent.

17. If you eat too much, you will fall ill.

18. I am sure that you are wrong.

19. The teacher said that honesty is the best policy.

20. Tell me where you have put my books.

21. The man who committed the theft last night has been caught.

22. It is difficult to understand why he distrusts his own children.

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English Grammar Clauses

CLAUSES

What are clauses?

Clauses are groups of words with a subject and a verb.

There are two main types.

1. Independent clause: (Main Clause)

These can stand alone and express complete thoughts.

e.g.:

The sun rises in the east.

I drink coffee.

These pizzas taste delicious.

2. Dependent clause: (Subordinate clause)

A subordinate is a group of words with a subject and a verb and they can’t stand alone because they don’t express complete thoughts.

e.g.:

Whenever the sun rises.

Since I drink coffee.

Because I love pizza.

Do you know that they act as one part of speech; all of the words come together to act as an adjective, adverb, or noun. We can divide these into categories on what part of speech they function as. When we do this we get three categories.

The three types of subordinate clauses are adjective, adverb, and noun.

·   Adjective Clause:

Adjective clauses (or relative clauses) are a type of subordinate clause that act as adjectives.

Quick refresher! Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns. Clauses are group of words with a subject and a verb. Subordinate clauses cannot stand alone.

The whole clause does the job of an adjective.

Let’s take a look at this sentence:

The happy man danced across the street.

Happy is an adjective modifying the noun man. It is

telling us which man.

Now, look at this sentence.

The man who looks happy danced across the street.

This time, whole clause is modifying the noun man!

Which man? The man who looks happy.

This clause is an adjective clause. It is a group of words with a subject and a verb, and it is acting as one part of speech – an adjective.

Relative pronouns can introduce adjective clauses

Most of the time, relative clauses are introduced by relative pronouns.

Relative pronouns are words that introduce adjective clauses.

                            Who, whom, whose, that, which

Examples:

The person who made the mess needs to clean it.

The boy whom you teach is my brother.

People whose houses leak need waterproofing.

This is the house that Jack built.

The book which you gave me is torn.

Adverb clauses: Adverb clauses are subordinate clauses that act as adverbs!

The whole clause does the job of an adverb.

Quick refresher! Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs. (How, When, Where) Clauses are group of words with a subject and a verb. Subordinate clauses cannot stand alone.

Let’s see how a whole clause acts as an adverb?

I walked today.

Today is an adverb modifying the verb walked.

It is telling us when I walked.

Now look at this sentence.

I walked today before the sun went down.

This time, a whole clause is modifying the verb walked!

When did I walk? I walked before the sun went down. This clause is an adverbial clause. It is a group of words with a subject and a verb, and it is acting as one part of speech an adverb.

Adverbial clauses are introduced by special words called subordinating conjunctions.

Subordinating conjunctions link adverb with the word in the independent clause that the adverb clause is modifying. Some of the subordinating conjunctions are listed below.

When, whenever, where, wherever, while, unless, until, than, that, though, till, since, so that, only if, although, as, as if, after, because, before etc…

No matter how many subordinating conjunctions are there, they all point to three basic questions of an Adverb HOW, WHEN, WHERE.

Look at these some Examples they all point to How, When & Where.

My mom smiled when I made dinner.

I walk faster than Sam walks.

I talk because it makes me feel good.

I know the place where you went.

He did as you told him.

Whenever I needed help he was there for me.

Noun Clause: Noun clauses are subordinate clauses that act or function as nouns. Now that’s obvious!

Let’s try to explore them acting as subjects, direct objects, object of the preposition, and predicate nouns.

Quick refresher! Clauses are group of words with a subject and a verb. Subordinate clauses cannot stand alone, they are dependent clause.

Look at this sentence.

Whatever you want is fine with me.

Now there is a whole clause acting as he subject.

Whatever you want is a noun clause acting as the

 subject of the sentence.

We know that whatever you want is a clause because

It has a Subject (You) and a verb (Want).

We also know that it is a subordinate clause because it does not express a complete thought.

English Grammar Complex and Simple Sentences

Sentence transformation from Complex to Simple. Worksheet with answers.

Change the following complex sentences into simple sentences.

1. After he had learned his lessons, he went out to play.

2. While I was walking along the street, I saw a dead cobra.

3. Although he was wealthy and educated, he never made a name.

4. If you follow my advice, you will win your object.

5. As he was driven out of his country, he sought asylum in a foreign land.

6. A gypsy who was wandering across the fields found the baby.

Answers

1. Having learned his lessons, he went out to play.

2. Walking along the street, I saw a dead cobra.

3. In spite of being wealthy and educated, he never made a name.

4. Following my advice, you will win your object.

5. Driven out of his country, he sought asylum in a foreign land.

6. A gypsy, wandering across the fields, found the baby.

English Grammar Complex and Compound Sentences

Convert the following complex sentences to compound sentences.

Compound Sentence:

A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses joined together with a coordinator such as for, and or, but. It is distinct from a complex sentence, which is an independent clause that is joined with a dependent clause.

Complex Sentence:

A complex sentence contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause. 

Hint

To convert a complex sentence into a compound sentence, you have to remove all subordinating conjunctions and replace them with coordinating conjunctions. The most common coordinating conjunctions are: and, but, or, nor, yet, for, so.

1. When I ask a polite question, I expect a polite reply.

2. He went to work though he was ill.

3. I advise you to make another attempt although you may not succeed.

4. I explained everything in detail so that you may understand.

5. He gave up because there was no point in arguing.

6. As he was not there, we went without him.

7. I know you are hiding something in your left hand.

8. I will come when I am in better health.

9. I would have killed the snake if I had seen it.

10. You may go after you have finished your work.

Answers

1. I ask a polite question and I expect a polite reply.

2. He was ill but he went to work.

3. You may not succeed yet I advise you to make another attempt.

4. You should understand, so I explained everything in detail.

5. There was no point in arguing and hence he gave up.

6. He was not there, so we went without him.

7. You are hiding something in your left hand and I know it.

8. I must be in better health and then I will come.

9. I didn’t see the snake and therefore I didn’t kill it.

10. Finish your work and then you may go.