đChanging Sentences
Simple, Complex & Compound Sentences
Structure āĻāϰ āĻĻিāĻ āĻĨেāĻে Sentence āϤিāύ āĻĒ্āϰāĻাāϰ-
Simple Sentence (āϏāϰāϞ āĻŦাāĻ্āϝ)
Complex Sentence (āĻāĻিāϞ āĻŦাāĻ্āϝ)
Compound Sentence (āϝৌāĻিāĻ āĻŦাāĻ্āϝ)
Simple Sentence āĻāϰ āϏংāĻ্āĻাঃ āϝে Sentence āĻ āĻāĻāĻি āĻŽাāϤ্āϰ Subject āĻ āĻāĻāĻি āĻŽাāϤ্āϰ Finite verb (āϏāĻŽাāĻĒিāĻা āĻ্āϰিā§া) āĻĨাāĻে, āϤাāĻে Simple Sentence āĻŦāϞে।
(When a Sentence contains one subject and one finite verb, it is called simple sentence)
Simple Sentence āĻিāύিāĻŦাāϰ āĻāĻĒাā§ঃ (For, Inspite of, instead of, by, being, to, in, lieu of, without, on, in reference to, in association with, in response to, in collaboration with, Too…..to āĻāϤ্āϝাāĻĻি)
He is honest inspite of his poverty.
Because of his illness, he could not attend the meeting.
Trina has a friend.
Complex Sentence āĻāϰ āϏংāĻ্āĻাঃ āϝে Sentence āĻāϰ āĻāĻāĻি Principal Clause āĻāĻŦং āĻāĻ āĻŦা āĻāĻাāϧিāĻ Sbuordinate Clause āĻĨাāĻে, āϤাāĻে Complex Sentence āĻŦāϞে।
(When a Sentence contains one principal clause and one or more than one subordinate clause, it is called Complex Sentence)
Complex Sentence āĻিāύিāĻŦাāϰ āĻāĻĒাā§ āĻŦা āϏāύাāĻ্āϤ āĻāϰাāϰ āĻāĻŖ্āϝ āĻিāĻু Word āĻāĻে, āϏেāĻুāϞো āĻšāϞোঃ (since, as, because, though, although, who, which, that, when, while, whenever, what, whom, where, hence, whatever, if, how, unless, so that, that, till, until āĻāϤ্āϝাāĻĻি)
Although he is rich, he is honest.
He is so weak that he cannot walk.
When he came home, he began to work.
Wait here till my arrival.
Compound Sentence āĻāϰ āϏংāĻ্āĻাঃ āϝāĻĻি āĻোāύ Sentence āĻ āĻāĻাāϧিāĻ Principal clause and, but, or, yet, so, therefore āĻāϤ্āϝাāĻĻি co-ordinative Conjunction āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা āϝুāĻ্āϤ āĻšā§ āϤাāĻে Compound Sentence āĻŦāϞে।
(When a sentence has more than one principal clause joined together by co-ordinating conjunction it is called compound Sentence)
Compound Sentence āĻিāύিāĻŦাāϰ āĻāύ্āϝ āĻিāĻু Word āĻāĻে āϏেāĻুāϞো āĻšāϞোঃ- (and, but, or, yet, both….and, not only--- but also, either—or, neither---nor, otherwise, therefore, on the contrary āĻāϤ্āϝাāĻĻি)
He is poor but he is honest
Read or you will fail
We learn not only for the exam but also for the life.
Complex āĻĨেāĻে Simple āĻ Compound
Rule: 1. Since/as/because āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা Complex Sentence āĻ āĻাāϰāĻŖ āĻ āĻĢāϞাāĻĢāϞেāϰ āĻ āϰ্āĻĨ āĻĒ্āϰāĻাāĻļ āĻĒেāϞে because of/for/on account of āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা āĻĒāϰিāĻŦāϰ্āϤāύ āĻāϰে Simple Sentence āĻāϰāϤে āĻšā§ āĻāĻŦং and/and so āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা Compound āĻāϰāϤে āĻšā§। āϝেāĻŽāύঃ-
Complex: Since he was ill, he could not go to school.
Simple: Because of his being ill, he could not go to school.
Or, He could not go to school because of his illness.
Compound: He was ill and could not go to school.
Rule: 2. Since/as/when āϝুāĻ্āϤ clause āĻ āĻļুāϧু be verb āĻĨাāĻāϞে being āĻŦāϏিā§ে Simple āĻāϰāϤে āĻšā§ āĻāĻŦং and āĻŦāϏিā§ে Compound āĻāϰāϤে āĻšā§। āϝেāĻŽāύঃ-
Complex: Since he was poor, he had to live from hand to mouth.
Simple: He being poor, had to live from hand to mouth.
Compound: He was poor and had to live from hand to mouth.
Rule: 3. Though/Although āϝুāĻ্āϤ Complex Sentence āĻāϰ though/although āĻāϰ āϏ্āĻĨāϞে In spite of/Despite āϤাāϰāĻĒāϰ Subject āĻāϰ Possessive Adj. + verb āĻāϰ āϏাāĻĨে ing āϝুāĻ্āϤ āĻāϰে Simple āĻāϰāϤে āĻšā§ āĻāĻŦং but āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻāϰে Compound āĻāϰāϤে āĻšā§। āϝেāĻŽāύঃ-
Complex: Although he was honest, he could not succeed in life.
Simple: In spite of his being honest, he could not succeed in life.
Compound: He was honest but could not succeed in life.
Rule: 4. When āϝুāĻ্āϤ Complex Sentence āĻ āĻāĻে āϏংāĻāĻিāϤ āĻাāĻāĻি Present Participle (āĻŽূāϞ verb + ing) āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻāϰে Simple āĻāϰāϤে āĻšā§ āĻāĻŦং and āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা Compound āĻāϰāϤে āĻšā§। āϝেāĻŽāύঃ-
Complex: When she sold her hair, she bought a gift.
Simple: Selling her hair, she bought a gift.
Compound: She sold her hair and bought a gift.
Rule: 5. When āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা āϏāĻŽā§ āύিāϰ্āĻĻেāĻļāĻ Complex Sentence āĻĨাāĻāϞে When it is/when it was āĻŦাāĻĻ āĻĻিā§ে āĻĒ্āϰā§োāĻāύীā§ preposition āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻāϰে Simple āĻāĻŦং and āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা Compound āĻāϰāϤে āĻšā§। āϝেāĻŽāύঃ-
Complex: When it was winter, we went there.
Simple: In winter, we went there.
Compound: It was winter and went there.
Rule: 6. When āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা Complex Sentence āĻ āĻোāύ āĻাāĻ āĻāϞা āĻŦুāĻাāϞে at the time of + ing āϝুāĻ্āϤ verb āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻāϰে Simple āĻāĻŦং and āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻāϰে Compound āĻāϰāϤে āĻšā§। āϝেāĻŽāύঃ-
Complex: When he woke up, it was raining.
Simple: He woke up at the time of raining.
Compound: He woke up and it was raining.
Rule: 7. When āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা Complex Sentence āĻ āĻŦā§āϏ āĻāϞ্āϞেāĻ āĻĨাāĻāϞে at/ the age of + āĻŦā§āϏেāϰ āϏংāĻ্āϝা āĻŦāϏিā§ে Simple āĻāĻŦং and āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা Compound āĻāϰāϤে āĻšā§। āϝেāĻŽāύঃ-
Complex: When Jerry was four years old, he came to the orphanage.
Simple: At the age of four, Jerry came to the orphanage.
Or, At four, Jerry came to the orphanage.
Compound: Jerry was four years old and came to the orphanage.
Rule: 8. If āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা āĻāĻ িāϤ Conditional Sentence āĻি Affirmative āĻĨাāĻāϞে by + ing-verb āĻāĻŦং Negative āĻĨাāĻāϞে without + ing-verb āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻāϰে Simple āĻāϰāϤে āĻšā§, āϤāĻāύ If clause āĻি Affirmative āĻšāϞে and āĻāĻŦং Negative āĻšāϞে or āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻāϰে Compound āĻāϰāϤে āĻšā§, āϤāĻāύ If you/If you do not āĻŦাāĻĻ āϝাāĻŦে। āϝেāĻŽāύঃ-
1. Complex: If you work hard, you will succeed in life.
Simple: By working hard, you will succeed in life.
Compound: Work hard and you will succeed in life.
2. Complex: If you do not read attentively, you will cut a sorry figure in the exam.
Simple: Without reading attentively, you will cut a sorry figure in the exam.
Compound: Read attentively or you will cut a sorry figure in the exam.
Rule: 9. So that/that/in order that āϝুāĻ্āϤ Complex Sentence āĻে Infinitive ‘to’ āĻ āĻĨāĻŦা in order to + āĻŽূāϞ verb āĻŦāϏিā§ে simple āĻāĻŦং and + want to/wanted to āĻŦāϏিā§ে Compound āĻāϰāϤে āĻšā§। āϝেāĻŽāύঃ-
1. Complex: He went to market so that he could buy a shirt.
Simple: He went to market in order to buy a shirt.
Or, He went to market to buy a shirt.
Compound: He went to market and wanted to buy a shirt.
2. Complex: We eat that we may live.
Simple: We eat to (in order to) live.
Compound: We eat and want to live.
Rule: 10. Unless āϝুāĻ্āϤ Complex Sentence āĻে without/in case of/ but for āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা āĻĒāϰিāĻŦāϰ্āϤāύ āĻāϰে Simple āĻāĻŦং or āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻāϰে Compound āĻāϰāϤে āĻšā§। āϝেāĻŽāύঃ-
1. Complex: Unless you work hard, you cannot shine in life.
Simple: Without working hard, you cannot shine in life.
Compound: Work hard or you cannot shine in life.
Rule: 11. Relative Pronoun āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা Complex Sentence
a) Relative Pronoun āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ ‘be’ verb + Adjective āĻĨাāĻāϞে āϏেāĻ Adjective āĻে Antecedent āĻāϰ āĻĒূāϰ্āĻŦে āĻŦāϏিā§ে Simple āĻāϰāϤে āĻšā§ । āϝেāĻŽāύঃ-
Complex: I saw a man who was very old.
Simple: I saw a very old man.
b) Relative Pronoun āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা Complex Sentence (who, which, that) āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা āϝুāĻ্āϤ verb āĻিāϰ āϏাāϧাāϰāύāϤ Present Participle (āĻŽূāϞ verb + ing) āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻāϰে Simple āĻāϰāϤে āĻšā§ āĻāĻŦং And āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা Compound āĻāϰāϤে āĻšā§। āϝেāĻŽāύঃ-
Complex: He lived in a house which belonged to Mr. Rahman.
Simple: He lived in a house belonging to Mr. Rahman.
Compound: He lived in a house and it belonged to Mr. Rahman.
c) Relative Pronoun āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰ Passive āĻĨাāĻāϞে Past Participle Phrase āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻāϰে Simple āĻāϰāϤে āĻšā§ āĻāĻŦং Auxiliary Verb āĻŦাāĻĻ āϝাā§ । āϝেāĻŽāύঃ-
Complex: This is the book which is written by Mr. Azad.
Simple: This is the book written by Mr. Azad.
Compound āĻĨেāĻে Simple āĻ Complex
Rule:1. And āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা āϝুāĻ্āϤ Compound Sentence āĻ āĻĒ্āϰāĻĨāĻŽ Clause āĻি āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা āĻাāϰāύ āĻāĻŦং āĻ āĻĒāϰ Clause āĻি āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা āĻĢāϞাāĻĢāϞ āĻĒ্āϰāĻাāĻļ āĻĒেāϞে Since/as/because āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা Complex āĻāĻŦং because of āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা Simple āĻāϰāϤে āĻšā§। āĻাāϰāύ āĻĒ্āϰāĻাāĻļāĻ āĻ ংāĻļে very āĻĨাāĻāϞে too---to + āĻŽূāϞ verb āĻŦāϏিā§ে simple āĻāĻŦং so—that āĻŦāϏিā§ে complex āĻāϰা āϝেāϤে āĻĒাāϰে।
Compound: He was very weak and could not go to school.
Simple: Because of his being very weak, he could not go to school.
Or, He was too weak to go to school.
Complex: Since he was very weak, he could not go to school.
Or, He was so weak that he could not go to school.
Rule:2. But āϝুāĻ্āϤ Compound Sentence āĻে in spite of/despite āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻāϰে Simple āĻāĻŦং though/although āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻāϰে Complex āĻāϰāϤে āĻšāϝ়।
Compound: He walked fast but he could not reach school in time.
Simple: In spite of walking fast, he could not reach school in time.
Complex: Although he walked fast, he could not reach school in time.
Rule:3. And āϝুāĻ্āϤ Compound Sentence āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা
(a) āĻāĻেāϰ āĻাāĻেāϰ āĻāύ্āϝ Present participle ( āĻŽূāϞ verb + ing) āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻāϰে Simple āĻāĻŦং When āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻāϰে Complex āĻāϰāϤে āĻšāϝ়। āϝেāĻŽāύ:-
Compound: I closed the door and went to work.
Simple: Closing the door, I went to work.
Complex: When I closed the door, I went to work.
(b) āϏāĻŽāϝ় āĻŦুāĻাāϞে āϏāĻŽāϝ়েāϰ āĻāĻে Preposition āĻŦāϏিāϝ়ে Simple āĻāĻŦং when āĻŦāϏিāϝ়ে Complex āĻāϰāϤে āĻšāϝ়। Simple āĻāϰাāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝ়- it is / it was āĻŦাāĻĻ āϝাāĻŦে। āϝেāĻŽāύ:-
Compound: It was day light and I was awakened by the sound of chopping.
Simple: At day light, I was awakened by the sound of chopping.
Complex: When it was day light, I was awakened by the sound of chopping.
(c) āĻŦāϝ়āϏ āĻŦুāĻাāϞে at/at the age of + āĻŦāϝ়āϏেāϰ āϏংāĻ্āϝা āĻŦāϏিāϝ়ে Simple āĻāĻŦং When āĻŦāϏিā§ে Complex āĻāϰāϤে āĻšāϝ়। āϝেāĻŽāύঃ
Compound: He was 70 years old and breathed his last.
Simple: At the age of 70, he breathed his last.
Complex: When he was 70 years old, he breathed his last.
Rule:4. And āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা Compound Sentence āĻ āĻāĻেāϰ clause Imperative āĻšāϞে by + ing āϝুāĻ্āϤ verb āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻāϰে Simple āĻāĻŦং if you āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻāϰে Complex Sentence āĻāϰāϤে āĻšāϝ়। āϝেāĻŽāύ:-
Compound: Work hard and you will prosper in life.
Simple: By working hard, you will prosper in life.
Complex: If you work hard, you will prosper in life.
Rule:5. Or āϝুāĻ্āϤ Compound Sentence āĻে without + ing āϝুāĻ্āϤ verb āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻāϰে Simple āĻāĻŦং If you do not āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻāϰে Complex āĻāϰāϤে āĻšāϝ়। āϝেāĻŽāύ:-
Compound: Eat proper food or you will get attacked with various diseases.
Simple: Without eating proper food, you will get attacked with various diseases.
Complex: If you do not eat proper food, you will get attacked with various diseases.
Simple āĻĨেāĻে Complex āĻ Compound
Rule: 1. Participle āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা āĻাāϰāĻŖ āĻĒ্āϰāĻাāĻļ āĻĒেāϞে Since/As āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা Complex āĻāĻŦং and/and so āĻŦāϏিāϝ়ে Compound āĻāϰāϤে āĻšāϝ়। āϝেāĻŽāύ:-
Simple: Killing the albatross, he brought bad luck to others.
Complex: As/Since he killed the albatross, he brought bad luck to others.
Compound: He killed the albatross and brought bad luck to others.
Rule:2. Being āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা Simple Sentence āĻ āĻাāϰāĻŖ āĻĒ্āϰāĻাāĻļ āĻĒেāϞে Since/as āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা Complex āĻāĻŦং and āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা Compound āĻāϰāϤে āĻšāϝ়। āĻ āĻĒāϰ clause āĻি Present Tense being āĻে am/is/are āĻāĻŦং Past Tense āĻšāϞে was/were āĻŦāϏাāϤে āĻšāϝ়। āϝেāĻŽāύ:-
Simple: The man, being poor, cannot buy a house.
Complex: Since the man is poor, he cannot buy a house.
Compound: The man is poor and cannot buy a house.
Rule: 3. Being āϝāĻĻি āĻোāύ āĻাāĻ āĻāϰাāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝ়েāϰ āϏাāĻĨে āϏংāĻļ্āϞিāώ্āĻ āĻĨাāĻে āϤāĻŦে when āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা Complex
āĻāĻŦং and āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা Compound āĻāϰāϤে āĻšāϝ়। āϝেāĻŽāύ:-
Simple: Time, being over, we started for home.
Complex: When time was over, we started for home.
Compound: Time was over and we started for home.
Rule:4. Simple Sentence āĻ Too---to + āĻŽূāϞ verb āĻĨাāĻāϞে So---that āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻāϰে Complex āĻāĻŦং and āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা Compound āĻāϰāϤে āĻšāϝ়। āϝেāĻŽāύঃ-
Simple: The man is too honest to show excuse.
Complex: The man is so honest that he cannot show excuse.
Compound: The man is very honest and cannot show excuse.
Rule:5. To + āĻŽূāϞ verb/In order to + āĻŽূāϞ verb āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা āĻāĻĻ্āĻĻেāĻļ্āϝāĻŽূāϞāĻ āĻŦাāĻ্āϝāĻে so that/ in order that āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻāϰে Complex āĻāĻŦং and āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻāϰে Compound āĻāϰāϤে āĻšāϝ়। āϝেāĻŽāύ:-
Simple: We should take a balanced diet to be healthy.
Complex: We should take a balanced diet so that we can be healthy.
Compound: We want to be healthy and should take a balanced diet.
Rule:6. In spite of/Despite āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা Simple Sentence āĻĨাāĻāϞে though/although āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা Complex āĻāĻŦং but āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা Compound āĻāϰāϤে āĻšāϝ়। āϝেāĻŽāύ:-
Simple: In spite of his being poor, he is very happy.
Complex: Though he is poor, he is very happy.
Compound: He is poor but very happy.
Rule:7. Because of/on account of/for āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা āϝুāĻ্āϤ āĻাāϰāĻŖ āĻĒ্āϰāĻাāĻļāĻ āĻ ংāĻļেāϰ āĻĒāϰিāĻŦāϰ্āϤে Since/As/Because + Subject + verb āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻāϰে Complex āĻāĻŦং and/and so āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻāϰে Compound āĻāϰāϤে āĻšāϝ়। āϝেāĻŽāύ:-
Simple: Because of having riches, he can help the poor.
Complex: Since/As he has riches, he can help the poor.
Compound: He has riches and so can help the poor.
Rule:8. Subject + See/find āĻāϰ āĻĒāϰে Pronominal object (me, us, you, him, her, them) āĻĨাāĻāϞে that āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻāϰে Complex āĻāĻŦং and āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻāϰে Compound āĻāϰāϤে āĻšāϝ়। āϝেāĻŽāύঃ-
Simple: I saw him reading a newspaper.
Complex: I saw that he was reading a newspaper.
Compound: He was reading a newspaper and I saw him.
Rule:9. āĻোāύ phrase āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰা āĻোāύ āĻŦিāώāϝ় āĻী’ āĻ āĻ āϰ্āĻĨ āĻĒ্āϰāĻাāĻļ āĻĒেāϞে what āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻāϰে Complex
āĻāϰāϤে āĻšāϝ়। āϝেāĻŽāύ:-
Simple: I know his name.
Complex: I know what his name is.
Rule:10. Simple Sentence āĻĻ্āĻŦাāϰ āĻিāϰāύ্āϤāύ āϏāϤ্āϝ (Universal Truth) āĻĒ্āϰāĻাāĻļ āĻĒেāϞে It is + subject + Relative Pronoun + āĻŦাāĻী āĻ ংāĻļ āĻŦāϏিāϝ়ে Complex āĻāϰāϤে āĻšāϝ়।
Simple: Health is wealth.
Complex: It is health which is wealth.