Sentence synthesis means combining two or more simple sentences into one new sentence. The new sentence may be a simple sentence, a complex sentence or a compound sentence. In this lesson we will learn the different techniques used to combine two simple sentences into another simple sentence.
By using infinitives
Read the sentences given below.
- I have to support my family. I want to find a job.
We can combine these two sentences into one using a to-infinitive.
- I want to find a job to support my family.
More examples are given below.
- She works hard. She wants to pass the test.
- She works hard to pass the test.
- I put on my best clothes. I wanted to impress her.
- I put on my best clothes to impress her.
By using a noun or phrase in apposition
Study the sentences given below.
- This is my sister. Her name is Mira.
We can combine these two sentences into one.
- This is my sister, Mira.
- Winston Churchill was a great politician and statesman. He also won the Nobel Prize for literature.
- Winston Churchill, a great politician and statesman, also won the Nobel Prize for literature.
By using a participle
We can combine two simple sentences into one by using a present or past participle.
- He was frustrated with life. He tried to commit suicide.
- Frustrated with life, he tried to commit suicide.
- I saw the fox. It was chasing a rabbit.
- I saw the fox chasing a rabbit.
- The workers finished their work. They left for home.
- Having finished their work, the workers left for home.
- He was betrayed by his partner. He suffered huge losses.
- Betrayed by his partner, he suffered huge losses.
