Joining of Two Sentences into one Simple Sentence
■ How to Join Sentences into One Simple Sentence Rules with Examples We can join two or more sentences by using the following grammatical rules:
●(1) Use of Present, Past and Perfect Participle
●(2) Use of Nominative Absolute
●(3) Use of Infinitive Forms
●(4) Use of Noun in Apposition
●(5) Use of Adverb or Adverbial Phrases
●(6) Use of Preposition with a Noun or Gerund or Prepositional Phrases
●(1) Joining of Sentences with the Use of Present, Past and Perfect Participle:
□Joining of Sentences By using Present Participle
(i) He is honest. He will not accept the bribe.
Ans:- Being honest, he will not accept the bribe.
(ii) Amit came home. He began to write.
Ans:- Coming home, Amit began to write.
(iii) The girl saw a beautiful flower. She gave a cry of joy.
Ans:- Seeing a beautiful flower, the girl gave a cry of joy.
(iv) He stood on the sea-shore. He watched the sun-set.
Ans:- Standing on the sea-shore, he watched the sun-set.
(v) The Headmaster scolded the boys. The boys were shouting.
Ans:- The Headmaster scolded the shouting boys.
Note: In the above sentences, being honest and not accept the bribe, coming and began to write, seeing and gave a cry of joy, standing and watched the sun-set, shouting and scolded go side by side and simultaneously. Hence, the continuous form of Participle is used as Present Participle.
□Joining of Sentences By using Past Participle:
(i) The passengers were wounded in the accident. They were sent to the nearby hospital.
Ans:- The passengers wounded in the accident were sent to the nearby hospital.
(ii) You wrote a letter to me four days ago. I received it today.
Ans:- Today I received the letter written by you four days ago.
(iii) Men of experience analysed the matter. Such analysis can not lead to a false report.
Ans:- Analysis of experienced men can not lead to a false report.
(iv) She was fined for some reasons. The reasons were unknown.
Ans:- She was fined for some unknown reasons.
(v) You have not yet repaid me five hundred rupees. I had lent it to you last week.
Ans:- The five hundred rupees lent to you by me last week has not been yet repaid by you.
Note: In the above sentences, wound, written, experienced, unknown, lent are used as Past Participle.
□Joining of Sentences By using Perfect Participle:
(i) She finished her hometask. Then she took her meal.
Ans:- Having finished her hometask she took her meal.
(ii) He got the fuel tank filled. He resumed the journey.
Ans:- Having got the fuel tank filled, he resumed the journey.
(iii) Mr. Gupta took out the rifle from the drawer. He shot the tiger.
Ans:- Having taken out the rifle from the drawer, Mr Gupta shot the tiger.
(iv) I saw some paintings of Picasso. I found no modern painter comparable with him.
Ans:- Having seen some paintings of Picasso, I found no modern painter comparable with him.
(v) The terrorist was overpowered by the police. He surrendered.
Ans:- Having been overpowered by the police, the terrorist surrendered.
Note: In the above sentences, meal was taken after finishing hometask, the journey was resumed after filling the fuel tank, the tiger was shot after taking out the rifle, no modern painter was found comparable after seeing the paintings, the terrorist surrendered after was overpowered by the police. So in all these cases, one action was done after the completion of another action. Hence, Perfect form of Participle is used.
●(2) Joining of Sentences with the Use of Nominative Absolute:
(i) The agreement was signed. All were satisfied.
Ans:- The agreement having been signed, all were satisfied.
(ii) The sun came out. The fog dispersed.
Ans:- The sun having come out, the fog dispersed.
(iii) The holidays are at an end. Boys are returning to school.
Ans:- The holidays being at an end, boys are returning to school.
(iv) My pocket was picked. I had no bus fare.
Ans:- My pocket having been picked, I had no bus fare.
(v) The police arrived at the scene. The mob dispersed.
Ans:- The police having arrived at the scene, the mob dispersed.
(vi) The rain fell. The crops revived.
Ans:- The rain having fallen, the crops revived.
(vii) The fog was dense. No one could see his way through the streets.
Ans:- The fog being dense, no one could see his way through the streets.
(viii) The enemy was vanquished. The victorious soldiers celebrated their victory.
Ans:- The enemy having been vanquished, the victorious soldiers celebrated their victory.
Note: In the above sentences, the agreement having been signed, the sun having come out, the holidays being at an end, my pocket having been picked, the police having arrived, the rain having fallen, the fog being dense, the enemy having been vanquished are Nominative Absolute denoting the interdependence of these groups of words with the main parts of the sentences. Such groups of words of interdependence with separate subject and without finite verb are Absolute Phrases.
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