Joining Sentences Exercises with Answers

Rewrite the following sentences as directed without changing their meaning.

1. The police know his haunts. They will pick him up very soon. (Join into Simple & Compound)

2. The other day I received 15 dollars from a man. He has been on his back for twenty years. (Join into Complex)

3. Let us always meet each other with a smile. The smile is the beginning of love. (Join into Complex)

4. I was surprised in the West. I saw many young boys and girls given into drugs. (Join into Simple, Complex, Compound)

5. He told incomparable stories of magicians. They could conjure up golden castles. (Join into Complex)

6. Mr Lal looked at himself in the mirror of a first class waiting room at the railway station. The mirror was obviously made in India. (Join into a Simple Sentence)

7. Sir Mohan threw out his chest. He waved a goodbye to the mirror. (Join into Simple & Compound)

8. He met Miss Annabel Adams. He became more and more captivated by her charms. (Join into Simple & Compound)

9. Mr Sivasanker carried Leela back into the house. Leela was in tears. (Join into Complex)

10. Day by day she clung closer to him. She insisted upon having his company all her waking hours. (Join into Complex & Compound)

11. She was short and fat and in her middle forties. She wore a dirty white sari with a red border. (Join into Complex)

12. Agatha’s mother, frantic now, beat the door of the vault with her hands. Somebody wildly suggested dynamite. (Join into Complex)

13. It did sound like English. It was too much of the King’s for them. (Join into Compound)

14. He sat down on the floor near the bed. He told incomparable stories. (Join into Simple & Compound)

15. The Elmore Bank had just put in a new safe and vault. Mr Adams was very proud of it. (Join into Simple & Compound)

16. She then opened her betel case. She made herself two betel leaves. (Join into Simple & Compound)

17. Mr Sivasanker was unable to make up his mind. He called his wife. (Join into Single Sentence)

18. I didn’t consult the inspector. He was furious. (Join into a Single Sentence)

19. Lachmi chatted away merrily. She was fond of a little gossip. (Join into Complex)

20. One day Jimmy sat down in his room. He wrote this letter. (Join into Simple & Compound)

Sentence Joining	Examples
Use of Conjunctions	Worksheet
Exercies

21. I like him. Don’t send him away. (Join into Complex)

22. They cannot differentiate between a painting and a photograph. They gape in amazement at Japanese dolls. (Join into Simple & Complex)

23. The worm is invisible. It flies in the night. (Join into a Simple Sentence)

24. Leela ran in. She told her mother Sidda knew the moon. (Join with Relative Clause)

25. You too try to bring that presence of God in your family. The family that prays together stays together. (Join into a single sentence)

26. He enjoys smoking. It is his only companion. (Join into Complex)

27. There ought to be a good opening in the shoe line. There wasn’t an exclusive shoe-store in the place. (Join into Complex)

28. Ben Price knew Jimmy’s habits. He had learned them while working on the Springfield case. (Join into Complex)

29. I want you to be at Sullivan’s place, in Little Rock, next Wednesday night at nine o’clock. I want you to wind up some little matters for me. (Join into Complex)

30. This country’s aesthetic sensibilities have grown distressingly worse. A cursory look at our educational scene will reveal it. (Join into Complex)

31. Her mother did not think of a story. It was utterly impossible. (Join with a Noun Clause)

32. I did not bring more rice that evening. I wanted them to enjoy the joy of sharing. (Join into Complex)

33. Sidda opened the gate. He came in. (Join into Simple & Compound)

34. We can create a home for the poor. More and more love will spread. (Join into Complex)

35. Education in art heightens man’s knowledge modes of expression. and aesthetic experience. It trains him in various (Join into Compound)

36. Students should be introduced to Nature’s own festival of the seasons. They would enjoy the rice fields and lotus ponds in autumn. (Join into Simple & Complex)

37. We will take the child from you. We will get a home for the child. (Join into Simple & Compound)

38. She asked him about the chain. His throat went dry. (Join into Complex & Compound)

39. He was giving. The poor were receiving. (Join into Compound)

40. He turned away. He strolled down the road. (Join by using Participle)

41. Leela’s father and mother, too, joined in this appeal. Leela felt disgusted with the whole business. (Join into Complex)

42. I do not smoke for one week. I send you this money. (Join into Simple & Compound)

43. You people have vowed chastity. You are the best people to teach us family planning. (Join into Complex)

44. The train steamed in. Lachmi found herself facing an almost empty inter-class zenana compartment. (Join into Complex)

45. We teach them the temperature metre. It is very beautiful, very simple. (Join into Complex)

46. I am only a native woman. I can’t understand English. (Join into Simple & Complex)

47. After dinner Leela ran to her bed. Sidda had to be ready with a story. (Join into Complex & Compound)

48. They are forgotten. They are hurt. (Join into a single sentence)

49. They were thus engaged. Ben Price sauntered in. (Join into Complex)

50. Jimmy put on his coat and packed up his tools. He walked to the front door. (Join using Participle)

Answers

1. The police, knowing his haunts, will pick him up very soon. (Simple) / The police know his haunts and they will pick him up very soon. (Compound)

2. The other day I received 15 dollars from a man who has been on his back for twenty years.

3. Let us always meet each other with a smile because smile is the beginning of love.

4. I was surprised in the West to see many young boys and girls given into drugs. (Simple) / I was surprised in the West as I saw many young boys and girls given into drugs. (Complex) / I saw many young boys and girls given into drugs in the West and was surprised. (Compound)

5. He told incomparable stories of magicians who could conjure up golden castles.

6. Mr Lal looked at himself in the railway station’s first-class waiting room mirror, obviously made in India.

7. Throwing out his chest, Sir Mohan waved a goodbye to the mirror. (Simple) / Sir Mohan threw out his chest and waved a goodbye to the mirror. (Compound)

8. Meeting Miss Annabel Adams, he became more and more captivated by her charms. (Simple) / He met Miss Annabel Adams and became more and more captivated by her charms. (Compound)

9. As Mr Sivasanker carried Leela back into the house, she was in tears.

10. As day by day she clung closer to him, she insisted upon having his company all her waking hours. (Complex) / She clung closer to him day by day and insisted upon having his company all her waking hours. (Compound)

11. She who was short, fat and in her middle forties, wore a dirty white sari with a red border.

12. When Agatha’s mother frantically beat the door of the vault with her hands, somebody wildly suggested dynamite.

13. It did sound like English but it was too much of the King’s for them.

14. Sitting down on the floor near the bed, he told incomparable stories. (Simple) / He sat down on the floor near the bed and told incomparable stories. (Compound)

15. Mr Adams was very proud of a newly put safe and vault in the Elmore Bank. (Simple) / The Elmore Bank had just put in a new safe and vault, and Mr Adams was very proud of it. (Compound)

16. Then opening her betel case, she made herself two betel leaves. (Simple) / She then opened her betel case and made herself two betel leaves. (Compound)

17. Mr. Sivasanker, who was unable to make up his mind, called his wife.

18. Since, I didn’t consult the inspector he was furious.

19. Lachmi who was fond of a little gossip, chatted away merrily.

20. One day sitting down in his room, Jimmy wrote this letter. (Simple) / One day Jimmy sat down in his room and wrote this letter. (Compound)

21. Don’t send him away because I like him.

22. Being unable to differentiate between a painting and a photograph, they gape in amazement at Japanese dolls. (Simple) / They gape in amazement at Japanese dolls because they cannot differentiate between a painting and a photograph. (Complex)

23. The invisible worm flies in the night.

24. Leela, who ran in, told her mother Sidda knew the moon.

25. You too try to bring that presence of God in your family for, the family that prays together, stays together.

26. He enjoys smoking which is his only companion.

27. There ought to be a good opening in the shoe line as there was not an exclusive shoe-store in the place.

28. Ben Price knew Jimmy’s habits which he had learned while working on the Springfield case.

29. I want you to be at Sullivan’s place, in Little Rock, next Wednesday night at nine o’clock because I want you to wind up some little matters for me.

30. A cursory look at our educational scene will reveal that this country’s aesthetic sensibilities have grown distressingly worse.

31. That her mother would think of a story was utterly impossible.

32. I did not bring more rice that evening because I wanted them to enjoy the joy of sharing.

33. Opening the gate, Sidda came in. (Simple) / Sidda opened the gate and came in. (Compound)

34. If we can create a home for the poor, more and more love will spread.

35. Education in art heightens man’s knowledge and aesthetic experience and trains him in various modes of expression.

36. Students should be introduced to Nature’s own festival of the seasons in order to enjoy the rice fields and lotus ponds in autumn. (Simple) / Students should be introduced to Nature’s own festival of the seasons so that they could enjoy the rice fields and lotus ponds in autumn. (Complex)

37. Taking the child from you, we will get a home for the child. (Simple) / We will take the child from you and get a home for the child. (Compound)

38. When she asked him about the chain, his throat went dry. (Complex) / She asked him about the chain and his throat went dry. (Compound)

39. He was giving and the poor were receiving.

40. Turning away, he strolled down the road.

41. Leela felt disgusted with the whole business, when Leela’s father and mother too, joined in this appeal.

42. Without smoking for one week, I send you this money. (Simple) / I do not smoke for one week and I send you this money. (Compound)

43. You people who have vowed chastity, are the best people to teach us family planning.

44. As the train steamed in, Lachmi found herself facing an almost empty inter-class zenana compartment.

45. We teach them the temperature metre which is very beautiful, very simple.

46. Being only a native woman, I cannot understand English. (Simple) / I cannot understand English because I am only a native woman. (Complex)

47. After dinner when Leela ran to her bed, Sidda had to be ready with a story. (Complex) / After dinner Leela ran to her bed and Sidda had to be ready with a story. (Compound)

48. They are hurt because they are forgotten.

49. When they were thus engaged, Ben Price sauntered in.

50. Putting on his coat and packing up his tools, Jimmy walked to the front door.