10 examples of joining complex sentences
When two simple sentences are joined and turned out as a complex sentence by using specific rules. In most cases, clause is used for joining sentences into complex sentence. Noun clause, adjective clause and adverbial clause are the three specific rules of combining two sentences into complex sentence. Noun clause functions just as noun within a sentence in dependent clause and connects with main clause. Adjective clause is used for joining two sentences while it modifies one noun or pronoun in main clause. Adverbial clause modifies the verb, adjective or adverb from main clause and connects two sentences into single one by forming complex sentence. Students will understand all rules in detail by seeing individual application in examples.
Noun clause:
i) He has reached to his hostel. We know it.
Answer. We know that he has reached his hostel.
ii) Arijit Singh is a playback singer. We all know it.
Answer. We all know that Arijit Singh is a playback singer.
iii) I have received my appointment letter. He know it.
Answer. He knows that I have received my appointment letter.
Adjective clause:
i) This is the place. Gautam Buddha was born here.
Answer. This is the place where gautam Buddha was born.
ii) I have lost the bag. My aunt gifted it to me.
Answer. I have lost the bag which my uncle gifted me.
iii) It was 10 O’ clock in morning. The accident happened then.
Answer. It was 10 O’ clock in morning when the accident happened.
Adverbial clause:
i) The problem is easy. Anybody can solve it.
Answer. The problem is so easy that even anybody can solve it.
ii) Try to be fast. You will miss the train.
Answer. Unless you try to be fast, you will miss the train.
iii) He is rich. He is honest.
Answer. though he is rich, he is honest.