Exercise
Combine
each set of Simple sentences into one Compound sentence:-
1. He does
well. He is nervous at the start.
2. The way
was long. The wind was cold.
3. It is
raining heavily. I will take an umbrella with me.
4. The
harvest truly is plenteous. The labourers are few.
5. It was
a stormy night. We ventured out.
6.
Football is a vigorous and healthy game. Every boy should play it.
7.
He is foolish. He is also obstinate.
8. I am in
the right. You are in the wrong.
9. We can
(ravel by land. We can travel by water.
10. The
train was wrecked. No one was hurt.
11. The
paper is good. The binding is very bad.
12. We
must hasten. The robbers will overtake us.
13. The
prince married the beautiful princess. They lived happily ever after.
14. The
river is deep and swift. I am afraid to dive into it.
15. He was
fined. He was sent to prison.
16. You
may go to the theatre. Rama may go to the theatre.
17. Bruce
was lying on his bed. He looked up to the roof. He saw a spider.
18. I
cried out sadly. 1 beat my head and breast. I threw myself down on the ground.
19. You
may play hockey. You may play football. You must do either of the two.
20. You
may be wrong. Rashid may be wrong. You cannot both be right.
21. I got up.
I looked about everywhere. I could not perceive my companions.
22. In
Hyderabad I visited Charminar, Golkonda Fort and Birla Mandir. I could not
visit
Salar
Jung Museum.
23. A is
equal to B. B is equal to C. A is equal to C.
24. Most
of the rebels were slain. A few escaped. They hid in the woods and marshes.
The
rebellion was quickly suppressed.
25. He was
my school-fellow. He has become a great man. He has grown proud. He
forgets
his old friends.
26. I did not see you. I
should have spoken to you. I had important news. Delay was dangerous.
27. Make haste. You will be
late. There is no other train till midnight. That train is a slow one.
28. Their
boats are made of a kind of bark. They are very light. They can easily be
carried
on the
shoulders.
29. The emu,
or Australian ostrich, does not sit on its eggs. It covers them up with leaves
and grass.
It leaves them to be hatched by the heat of the sun.
30. We
must catch the 5 o'clock train. There is only half an hour left. We must start
without
further delay.
31. A
timid dog is dangerous, He always suspects ill-treatment. He tries to protect
himself by
snapping.
32. A
husbandman had sown some corn in his fields. He had only recently done so.
Cranes
came to eat the corn. The husbandman fixed a net in his fields to catch the
cranes.
33. The
monsoon failed. The lanks became almost empty. No grain could be sown. A
famine was
feared. The ryots looked anxiously for the next monsoon. It proved unusually
abundant.
The danger was averted.
34. The
second class carriage is full. We may pay first class fare. We may not travel
first
class with
second class tickets. That is forbidden.
35. He is
a rich man. He did not earn his wealth. He does not appreciate the value of
money. He
squanders it.
36. He beat me in the race.
He is a year older. He naturally runs faster. Next year I may do better.
37. The
storm abated. The sun shone. The ship-wrecked mariners could see no sign of
land. They
were adrift in midocean.
38.
Generally your conduct is good. You have been guilty of an act of folly. You
will not
he
punished. I advise you to be more prudent in future.
39. I lost
my way. I asked a policeman to direct me. He was new to his work. He could
not help
me. He called a gentleman passing by to my assistance.
40. The
engine-driver saw the danger. He applied the brakes. The line was greasy. The
brakes
failed to act quickly. The train crashed into the gates at the crossing. The
engine
left the
rails.
41. The
rain fell steadily for several days. The river overflowed its banks. The
terrified
villagers
abandoned their homes. They fled to the higher ground. Soon the floods retired.
The
villagers were able to return.
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