Joining Sentences Examples with Answers

Rewrite the following sentences as directed without changing their meaning.

1. She sat down on her steel trunk. She started talking to him. (Join into Simple & Compound)

2. He closed his eyes for a second. He threw the ball into the sky. (Join by using Participle)

3. One evening we went out. We picked up four people from the street. (Join into Compound)

4. She shuddered to think what a villain she had been harbouring all these days. It was God’s mercy that he hadn’t killed the child for the chain. (Join into a Single Sentence)

5. He is in the waiting room. He travels first class. (Join into Complex & Compound)

6. He got his keys. He went upstairs. (Join into a Complex Sentence)

7. Don’t take him. Leave him here. (Join into Compound)

8. That little unborn child was the first messenger of peace. He recognised the Prince of Peace. (Join into Complex)

9. The sun shone brightly. Everything looked glittering. (Join into a Single Sentence)

10. Mr Sivasanker was standing in the front veranda of his house. He was brooding over the servant problem. (Join into Simple & Compound)

11. I will not eat sugar for three days. I will give my sugar to Mother Teresa for her children. (Join into Simple, Complex, Compound)

12. Socially he was also a success. He made many friends. (Join into a Simple Sentence)

13. Sir Mohan was eminently well-bred. He wanted everything tickety-boo’ and orderly. (Join into Simple)

14. We have been created in his image. We have been created to love and be loved. (Join into Simple Sentence)

15. We may be doing social work in the eyes of the people. We are really contemplatives in the heart of the world. (Join into Compound)

16. He went to the cate of one Mike Dolan. He shook hands with Mike. (Join into Simple)

17. Lady Lal opened the brass carrier. She took out a bundle of cramped chapattis and some mango pickle. (Join into Simple & Compound)

18. The school should have an art festival sometime during the year. Each student should participate in it devotedly. (Join into Complex)

19. And I know well that you have not given from your abundance. You have given until it has hurt you. (Join into Compound)

20. We pray this prayer every day after Holy Communion. It is very fitting for each one of us. (Join into Complex)

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21. The arrival of the train did not disturb Sir Mohan Lal’s sang-froid. He continued to sip his scotch. (Join into Simple)

22. Lachmi chatted away merrily. She was fond of a little gossip. (Join into a Simple Sentence)

23. I pick up a person from the street. I give him a plate of rice. (Join into Complex & Compound)

24. The night is enormous. I look up at it. (Join into a Complex Sentence)

25. One of the soldiers came up to the last compartment. He stuck his face through the window. (Join into Simple & Compound)

26. The warden gave him a cigar. The warden shook hands. (Join into Simple & Compound)

27. One evening he went out to buy sugar. Leela went with him. (Join into Compound)

28. We are fighting abortion by adoption. We have saved thousands of lives. (Join into Simple & Compound)

29. Literature certainly provides man inner delight. Its field of expression is limited. (Join into Compound & Complex)

30. Our eyes are untrained. We have remained ignorant and insensitive to the glory of our past painting, sculpture and architecture. (Join into Complex)

31. He leaned on the desk. He declared his platform to the clerk. (Join into Simple & Compound)

32. Functional art brings beauty to the objects of our daily use. It provides us with means of livelihood. (Join into Compound)

33. She dried her mouth and hands with the loose end of her sari. She walked back to her steel trunk. (Join into Simple & Compound)

34. He opened a shoe-store. He secured a good run of trade. (Join into Compound)

35. The warden handed Jimmy his pardon. It had been signed that morning by the governor. (Join into Complex)

36. The poor people are very great people. They can teach us many beautiful things. (Join the sentences with a Relative Clause)

37. He had served nearly ten months of a four year sentence. He had expected to stay only about three months, at the longest. (Join into Simple & Complex)

38. He would retire to his corner by the window. He would get out a copy of ‘The Times’. (Join into Simple)

39. I have lived like an animal in the street. I am going to die like an angel. (Join into Complex & Compound)

40. She rested her chin on her hands. She sat gazing idly at the jostling crowd on the platform. (Join into Simple & Compound)

41. The greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion. It is a direct murder by the mother herself. (Join into Complex)

42. Training in drawing will develop their power of observation. This in turn will give them better insight to literature, philosophy and science. (Join into Compound)

43. He opened this. He gazed fondly at the finest set of burglar’s tools in the East. (Join into Simple & Compound)

44. Return it. I will let you go. (Join into Complex & Compound)

45. She produced a two-anna bit from a knot in her sari. She dismissed the coolie. (Join into a Single Sentence)

46. She’s Annabel Adams. Her Pa owns this bank. (Join into Complex & Compound)

47. He set his suitcase on the table. He opened it out flat. (Join into Simple & Compound)

48. Our country’s economic decline has followed closely the decay of its functional arts. So to exclude art from the sphere of our needs is harmful to the economic well-being of the country as well. (Join into Complex)

49. The fellow has knowledge of the household. He might come in at night and loot. (Join into Complex & Compound)

50. Now come with me. I will show you something nice. (Join into Compound)

Answers

1. Sitting down on her steel trunk, she started talking to him. (Simple) / She sat down on her steel trunk and started talking to him. (Compound)

2. Closing his eyes for a second, he threw the ball into the sky.

3. One evening we went out and picked up four people from the street.

4. She shuddered to think what a villain she had been harbouring all these days and it was God’s mercy that he hadn’t killed the child for the chain.

5. He who is in the waiting room, travels first class. (Complex) / He is in the waiting room and he travels first class. (Compound)

6. When he got his keys, he went upstairs.

7. Do not take him but leave him here.

8. That little unborn child was the first messenger of peace as he recognised the Prince of Peace.

9. When the sun shone brightly, everything looked glittering.

10. Standing in the front veranda of his house, Mr Sivasanker was brooding over the servant problem. (Simple) / Mr Sivasanker was standing in the front veranda of his house and brooding over the servant problem. (Compound)

11. I will give my sugar to Mother Teresa for her children by not eating sugar for three days. (Simple) / I will not eat sugar for three days so that I can give my sugar to Mother Teresa for her children. (Complex) / I will not eat sugar for three days and will give my sugar to Mother Teresa for her children. (Compound)

12. Socially he was also a success by making many friends.

13. Being eminently well-bred, Sir Mohan wanted everything ‘tickety-boo’ and orderly.

14. We have been created in his image to love and be loved.

15. We may be doing social work in the eyes of the people but we are really contemplatives in the heart of the world.

16. Going to the cafe of one Mike Dolan, he shook hands with him.

17. Opening the brass carrier, Lady Lal took out a bundle of cramped chapattis and some mango pickle. (Simple) / Lady Lal opened the brass carrier and took out a bundle of cramped chapattis and some mango pickle. (Compound)

18. The school should have an art festival sometime during the year in which each student should participate devotedly.

19. And I know well that you have not given from your abundance but you have given until it has hurt you.

20. We pray this prayer every day after Holy Communion as it is very fitting for each one of us.

21. With the train’s arrival not disturbing Sir Mohan Lal’s sang-froid, he continued to sip his scotch.

22. Being fond of a little gossip, Lachmi chatted away merrily.

23. When I pick up a person from the street, I give him a plate of rice. (Complex) / I pick up a person from the street and give him a plate of rice. (Compound)

24. I look up at the night which is enormous.

25. Coming up to the last compartment, one of the soldiers stuck his face through the window. (Simple) / One of the soldiers came up to the last compartment, and stuck his face through the window. (Compound)

26. Giving him a cigar, the warden shook hands. (Simple) / The warden gave him a cigar and shook hands. (Compound)

27. One evening he went out to buy sugar and Leela went with him.

28. By fighting abortion by adoption, we have saved thousand of lives. (Simple) / We are fighting abortion by adoption and thus we have saved thousands of lives. (Compound)

29. Literature certainly provides man inner delight but its field of expression is limited. (Compound) / Although literature certainly provides man inner delight, its field of expression is limited. (Complex)

30. We have remained ignorant and insensitive to the glory of our past painting, sculpture and architecture because our eyes are untrained.

31. Leaning on the desk, he declared his platform to the clerk. (Simple) / He leaned on the desk and declared his platform to the clerk. (Compound)

32. Functional art brings beauty to the objects of our daily use and provides us with means of livelihood.

33. Drying her mouth and hands with the loose end of her sari, she walked back to her steel trunk. (Simple) / She dried her mouth and hands with the loose end of her sari and walked back to her steel trunk. (Compound)

34. He opened a shoe-store and secured a good run of trade.

35. The warden handed Jimmy his pardon which had been signed that morning by the governor.

36. The poor people who can teach us many beautiful things are very great people. (Relative clause)

37. He had served nearly ten months of a four year sentence in spite of his expectation to stay only about three months, at the longest. (Simple) / He had served nearly ten months of a four year sentence although he had expected to stay only about three months, You’re at the longest. (Complex)

38. Retiring to his corner by the window, he would get out a copy of ‘The Times’.

39. Though I have lived like an animal in the street, I am going to die like an angel. (Complex) / I have lived like an animal in the street but I am going to die like an angel. (Compound)

40. Resting her chin on her hands, she sat gazing idly at the jostling crowd on the platform. (Simple) / She rested her chin on her hands and sat gazing idly at the jostling crowd on the platform. (Compound)

41. The greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion because it is a direct murder by the mother herself.

42. Training in drawing will develop their power of observation and this in turn will give them better insight to literature, philosophy and science.

43. Opening this, he gazed fondly at the finest set of burglar’s tools in the East. (Simple) / He opened this and gazed fondly at the finest set of burglar’s tools in the East. (Compound)

44. I will let you go if you return it. (Simple) / Return it and I will let you go. (Compound)

45. She produced a two anna bit from the knot in her saree and dismissed the coolie.

46. She is Annabel Adams whose Pa owns this bank. (Complex) / She is Annabel Adams and her Pa owns this bank. (Compound)

47. Setting his suitcase on the table, he opened it out flat. (Simple) / He set his suitcase on the table and opened it out flat. (Compound)

48. To exclude art from the sphere of our needs is harmful to the economic well-being of the country as well because our country’s economic decline has followed closely the decay of its functional arts.

49. The fellow who has knowledge of the household, might come in at night and loot. (Complex) / The fellow has knowledge of the household and he might come in at night and loot. (Compound)

50. Now come with me and I will show you something nice.