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Simple to Compound Sentences

рд╕рд░рд▓ рд╕реЗ рд╕рдВрдпреБрдХреНрдд рд╡рд╛рдХреНрдп

What is a Compound Sentence? | рд╕рдВрдпреБрдХреНрдд рд╡рд╛рдХреНрдп рдХреНрдпрд╛ рд╣реИ?

A compound sentence has two or more independent clauses joined by coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or, so, for, nor, yet).

рд╕рдВрдпреБрдХреНрдд рд╡рд╛рдХреНрдп рдореЗрдВ рджреЛ рдпрд╛ рдЕрдзрд┐рдХ рд╕реНрд╡рддрдВрддреНрд░ рдЙрдкрд╡рд╛рдХреНрдп рд╣реЛрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ рдЬреЛ рд╕рдордиреНрд╡рдп рд╕рдВрдпреЛрдЬрдХреЛрдВ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдЬреБрдбрд╝реЗ рд╣реЛрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВред

Methods to Convert Simple to Compound | рд╕рд░рд▓ рд╕реЗ рд╕рдВрдпреБрдХреНрдд рдореЗрдВ рдмрджрд▓рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рддрд░реАрдХреЗ

Method 1: Using AND (рдФрд░)

тЬЧ Simple: Besides being rich, he is kind.
тЬУ Compound: He is rich and he is kind.

рд╡рд╣ рдЕрдореАрд░ рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рд╡рд╣ рджрдпрд╛рд▓реБ рд╣реИред

тЬЧ Simple: He bought a pen and a book.
тЬУ Compound: He bought a pen and he bought a book.

рдЙрд╕рдиреЗ рдПрдХ рдХрд▓рдо рдЦрд░реАрджреА рдФрд░ рдЙрд╕рдиреЗ рдПрдХ рдХрд┐рддрд╛рдм рдЦрд░реАрджреАред

Method 2: Using BUT (рд▓реЗрдХрд┐рди / рдкрд░рдиреНрддреБ)

тЬЧ Simple: In spite of being rich, he is unhappy.
тЬУ Compound: He is rich but he is unhappy.

рд╡рд╣ рдЕрдореАрд░ рд╣реИ рд▓реЗрдХрд┐рди рд╡рд╣ рджреБрдЦреА рд╣реИред

тЬЧ Simple: Despite his wealth, he is miserly.
тЬУ Compound: He is wealthy but he is miserly.

рд╡рд╣ рдзрдиреА рд╣реИ рд▓реЗрдХрд┐рди рд╡рд╣ рдХрдВрдЬреВрд╕ рд╣реИред

Method 3: Using OR (рдпрд╛ / рдЕрдерд╡рд╛)

тЬЧ Simple: Work hard or you will fail.
тЬУ Compound: Work hard or you will fail.

рдХрдард┐рди рдкрд░рд┐рд╢реНрд░рдо рдХрд░реЛ рдпрд╛ рддреБрдо рдЕрд╕рдлрд▓ рд╣реЛ рдЬрд╛рдУрдЧреЗред

тЬЧ Simple: Run fast to catch the train.
тЬУ Compound: Run fast or you will miss the train.

рддреЗрдЬ рджреМрдбрд╝реЛ рдпрд╛ рддреБрдо рдЯреНрд░реЗрди рдЪреВрдХ рдЬрд╛рдУрдЧреЗред

Method 4: Using SO (рдЗрд╕рд▓рд┐рдП)

тЬЧ Simple: Being tired, he rested.
тЬУ Compound: He was tired so he rested.

рд╡рд╣ рдердХрд╛ рд╣реБрдЖ рдерд╛ рдЗрд╕рд▓рд┐рдП рдЙрд╕рдиреЗ рдЖрд░рд╛рдо рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ред

тЬЧ Simple: Due to rain, the match was cancelled.
тЬУ Compound: It rained so the match was cancelled.

рдмрд╛рд░рд┐рд╢ рд╣реБрдИ рдЗрд╕рд▓рд┐рдП рдореИрдЪ рд░рджреНрдж рдХрд░ рджрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ред

Method 5: Using FOR (рдХреНрдпреЛрдВрдХрд┐)

тЬЧ Simple: Being ill, he could not attend.
тЬУ Compound: He could not attend for he was ill.

рд╡рд╣ рдЙрдкрд╕реНрдерд┐рдд рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реЛ рд╕рдХрд╛ рдХреНрдпреЛрдВрдХрд┐ рд╡рд╣ рдмреАрдорд╛рд░ рдерд╛ред

Method 6: Using Semicolon (;)

тЬЧ Simple: He is not only rich but also kind.
тЬУ Compound: He is rich; he is also kind.

рд╡рд╣ рдЕрдореАрд░ рд╣реИ; рд╡рд╣ рджрдпрд╛рд▓реБ рднреА рд╣реИред

тЬНя╕П Practice Exercise | рдЕрднреНрдпрд╛рд╕

Convert these simple sentences to compound:

  1. Besides singing, he dances.
  2. In spite of his efforts, he failed.
  3. Being poor, he could not buy a car.
  4. Study hard to pass.
  5. He is too weak to walk.
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  1. He sings and he dances.
  2. He made efforts but he failed.
  3. He is poor so he could not buy a car.
  4. Study hard or you will not pass.
  5. He is very weak and he cannot walk.