A simple sentence can be converted into a complex sentence by expanding a word or phrase into a complex sentence.
The complex sentence can be a noun clause, adjective clause or adverb clause.
Study the example sentences given below.
- He confessed his crime. (Simple sentence)
- He confessed that he was guilty. OR He confessed that he had committed a crime. (Complex sentence – here we expanded the noun ‘his crime’ into the noun clause ‘that he was guilty’ or ‘that he had committed a crime’)
- He bought his uncle’s factory. (Simple sentence)
- He bought the factory that belonged to his uncle. (Here we expanded the noun phrase ‘his uncle’s factory’ into the adjective clause ‘that belonged to his uncle’.)
- He worked hard to pass the test. (Simple sentence)
- He worked hard that he might pass the test. (Complex sentence)
- Only Hindus can enter this temple. (Simple sentence)
- If you are not a Hindu, you cannot enter this temple. (Complex sentence)
- In his childhood, Lincoln did not go to school. (Simple sentence)
- When he was a child, Lincoln did not go to school. (Complex sentence)
- On seeing the lion, the hunter climbed up a tree. (Simple sentence)
- When he saw the lion, the hunter climbed up a tree. (Complex sentence)
- In spite of the inflation, the standard of living has gone up. (Simple sentence)
- Although there is inflation, the standard of living has gone up. (Complex sentence)