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Synthesis Practice Exercises

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ЁЯУЭ Master sentence transformation:

  • Simple тЖФ Complex тЖФ Compound
  • Maintain the same meaning
  • Use appropriate conjunctions

Exercise 1: Simple to Complex | рд╕рд░рд▓ рд╕реЗ рдЬрдЯрд┐рд▓

  1. I expect to win the prize.
  2. He hopes to pass the exam.
  3. Being rich, he is proud.
  4. On seeing me, he ran away.
  5. He is too old to work.
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  1. I expect that I will win the prize.
  2. He hopes that he will pass the exam.
  3. Since he is rich, he is proud.
  4. When he saw me, he ran away.
  5. He is so old that he cannot work.

Exercise 2: Simple to Compound | рд╕рд░рд▓ рд╕реЗ рд╕рдВрдпреБрдХреНрдд

  1. Besides being a poet, he is a painter.
  2. In spite of his poverty, he is happy.
  3. Being innocent, he was released.
  4. Walk carefully to avoid falling.
  5. Without money, he cannot buy it.
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  1. He is a poet and he is a painter.
  2. He is poor but he is happy.
  3. He was innocent so he was released.
  4. Walk carefully or you will fall.
  5. He has no money so he cannot buy it.

Exercise 3: Complex to Simple | рдЬрдЯрд┐рд▓ рд╕реЗ рд╕рд░рд▓

  1. I believe that he is innocent.
  2. The boy who is wearing a red shirt is my brother.
  3. When the sun rose, the fog disappeared.
  4. If you work hard, you will succeed.
  5. Though he is poor, he is honest.
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  1. I believe in his innocence.
  2. The boy wearing a red shirt is my brother.
  3. At sunrise, the fog disappeared.
  4. By working hard, you will succeed.
  5. In spite of poverty, he is honest.

Exercise 4: Mixed Transformations | рдорд┐рд╢реНрд░рд┐рдд рдкрд░рд┐рд╡рд░реНрддрди

Transform as directed:

  1. He is rich but unhappy. (Simple)
  2. I know his address. (Complex)
  3. Being tired, I rested. (Compound)
  4. When I saw him, I recognized him. (Simple)
  5. Work or fail. (Complex)
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  1. In spite of being rich, he is unhappy. (Simple)
  2. I know where he lives. (Complex)
  3. I was tired so I rested. (Compound)
  4. On seeing him, I recognized him. (Simple)
  5. If you do not work, you will fail. (Complex)