Joining Sentences Worksheet with Answers

Rewrite the following sentences as directed without changing their meaning.

1. He is a thief. He has taken away your gold chain. (Join into Simple & Complex)

2. He was dismayed. The compartment was empty. (Join into a Simple sentence)

3. We are standing here. Our parents wanted us. (Join into Complex)

4. A mother could forget her child. I will not forget. (Join into a simple sentence)

5. I don’t like you, Mother. You are always abusing and worrying Sidda. (Join into Complex & Compound)

6. She stood near the rose plant. She pointed towards the moon. (Join by using Participle)

7. Lady Lal hurriedly finished off her meal. She got up, still licking the stone of the pickled mango. (Join into Simple & Compound)

8. The absence of a sense of beauty cheats man of aesthetic experience. It also harms his physical and mental well-being. (Join into Compound)

9. The coolie put down her steel trunk. She sat down on it. (Join into a Single Sentence)

10. Jimmy Valentine put on his coat. He walked outside the railings towards the front door. (Join into a Compound Sentence)

11. The inspector was furious. He ordered the constable to take Sidda back to the office. (Join the sentences by using Relative Clause)

12. Sir Mohan had acquired the manners, and attitudes of the upper classes. He rarely spoke Hindustani. (Join into Simple & Compound)

13. She produced a two anna bit from the knot in her saree. She dismissed the coolie. (Join into a Simple Sentence)

14. You’re not a bad fellow at heart. Stop cracking safes, and live straight. (Join into Compound)

15. The objective of our education is total development. Art training should have the same status and importance as reading and writing. (Join into Complex)

16. The soldier surveyed the compartment. He noticed the unoccupied berth. (Join the sentence using Participle)

17. She clung to Sidda’s hand. He looked at her mutely, like an animal. (Join into Complex)

18. It was utterly impossible for her mother to think of a story now. Her mind is disturbed. (Join into Simple & Complex)

Answers

1. He, being a thief, has taken away your gold chain. (Simple) / He is a thief who has taken away your gold chain. (Complex)

2. He was dismayed on seeing the empty compartment.

3. We are standing here because our parents wanted US.

4. In spite of a mother’s forgetting her child, I will not forget you.

5. I don’t like you Mother because you are always abusing and worrying Sidda. (Complex) / You are always abusing and worrying Sidda, so don’t like you, Mother. (Compound)

6. Standing near the rose plant, she pointed towards the moon.

7. Finishing off her meal hurriedly, Lady Lal got up, still licking the stone of the pickled mango. (Simple) / Lady Lal hurriedly finished off her meal and got up, still licking the stone of the pickled mango. (Compound)

8. The absence of a sense of beauty not only cheats man of aesthetic experience but also harms his physical and mental well-being.

9. The coolie put down her steel trunk on which she sat down.

10. Jimmy Valentine put on his coat and walked outside the railings towards the front door.

11. The inspector who was furious, ordered the constable to take Sidda back to the office.

12. Sir Mohan, having acquired the manners and attitudes of the upper classes, rarely spoke Hindustani. (Simple) / Sir Mohan had acquired the manners and attitudes of the upper classes and rarely spoke Hindustani. (Compound)

13. Producing a two-anna bit from the knot in her sari, she dismissed the coolie.

14. You’re not a bad fellow at heart, so stop cracking safes and live straight.

15. If the objective of our education is total development, art training should have the same status and importance as reading and writing.

16. Surveying the compartment, the soldier noticed the unoccupied berth.

17. When she clung to Sidda’s hand, he looked at her mutely, like an animal.

18. It was utterly impossible for her mother to think of a story now owing to her disturbed mind. (Simple) / It was utterly impossible for her mother to think of a story now since her mind was disturbed. (Complex)