Compound to Simple sentence exercise

1. Compound: The girl finished her cry and attended to her cheeks.

Simple: Finishing her cry, the girl attended to her cheeks.

2. Compound: John was honest and could not take the money.

Simple: Because of honesty John could not take the money.

3.Compound:  He drew a package from his overcoat and threw it upon the table.

Simple: Drawing a package from his overcoat pocket, he threw it upon the table.

4. Compound: The culprit ran away and escaped himself.

Simple: Running away, the culprit escaped himself. 

5. Compound: Walk fast or you can not get the train.

Simple: Without walking fast, you cannot get the train. 

6. Compound: Work hard or you can not reach your goal.

Simple: Without working hard you can not reach your goal.

7. Compound: The student was disobedient and so he was given TC.

Simple: The student was given TC because of his disobedience.

8. Compound: They are very nice and can not be used just at present.

Simple: They are too nice to be used just at present.

9. Compound: The porter took up his basket and followed the girl.

Simple: Taking up his basket, the porter followed the girl.

10. Compound: They not only rebuked him but also beat him.

Simple: Besides rebuking, they also beat him. 

11. The war was ended and only then peace was restored.

Simple: Peace was restored only after the end of the war.

12. Compound: Tea is a drink and it is very popular.

Simple: Tea is a popular drink.

13. Compound: You delivered a good speech and everybody admired it.

Simple: Everybody admired for your delivering a good speech.

14. Compound: Riva was slender and mastered the art.

Simple: Because of being slender Riva mastered the art.

15. Compound: The police helped him in time otherwise he would have been robbed.

Simple: Without the timely help of the police he would have been robbed.

16. Compound: The farmers worked day and night but they could not grow a good harvest.

 Simple: In spite of working day and night, he farmers could not grow a good harvest. 

17. Compound: The man was rich yet he wanted more.

Simple: In spite of being rich the man wanted more.

18. Compound: The matter was easy and I understood it.

Simple: The matter being easy I understood it.

19. Compound: She jumped into a cab and cried gaily.

Simple: Jumping into a cab, she cried gaily.

20. Compound: He took the purse and ran away.

Simple: Taking the purse. he ran away. 

21. Compound: The boy was courageous and managed the unruly horse.

Simple: Because of being courageous the boy managed the unruly horse.

Or, Because of courage the boy managed the unruly horse. 

22. Compound: Write much or you can not write well.

Without writing much you can not write well. 

23. Compound: The weather was very cold and there were no birds or animals in that snow covered country

Simple: The weather being very cold, there were no birds or animals in that snow covered country.

Or, Because of very cold weather there were no birds or animals in that snow covered country.

24. Compound: He wants to enjoy a good health and so he takes exercise regularly.

Simple: He takes exercise regularly in order to/to enjoy a good health.

25. Compound: He was narrowly escaped from the accident and so we were happy.

Simple: We were happy for his narrow escape from the accident.

26. Compound: He was diligent and therefore he succeeded.

Simple: He succeeded because of his/for his diligence. 

27. Compound: We must eat a balanced diet or we will not enjoy good health.

Simple: Without eating a balanced diet we will not enjoy a good health.

28. Compound: The sun had set and we went home.

Simple: The sun having set, we went home.

29. Compound: The sun rose and the fog dispersed.

Simple: The fog dispersed after the sun rise.

30. Compound: He was inexperienced in business and so he suffered a heavy loss.

Simple: Because of his being inexperienced in business he suffered a heavy loss.

31. Compound: Peter has no spare time and so he can not go out.

Simple: Because of having no spare time, Peter can not go out.

32. Compound: I had forgotten him and went outside the cabin.

Simple: Having forgotten him, I went outside the cabin.

33. Compound: His father died and this added to his miseries.

Simple: His father's death added to his miseries. 

34. Compound: Not only I but also my friends believe in his honesty.

Simple: Both I and my friends believe in his honesty.

35. Compound: I was ill and I could not attend the meeting.

Simple: Because of illness. I could not attend the meeting.

36. Compound: I was very young and I had not learnt to say no to a woman.

Simple: I was too young to have learnt to say no to a woman.

37. Compound: We saw his strength and we were astonished.

Simple: Seeing his strength, we were astonished.

Or, We were astonished to see his strength. 

38. Compound: He was born at a beautiful place and we had seen it.

Simple: We had seen his beautiful birth place. 

39. Compound: The marriage ceremony was over and the guests were going to the feast.

Simple: The marriage ceremony being over, the guests were going to the feast.

40. Compound: The divers put off their clothes and plunged into the river.

Simple: Putting off their cloths the divers plunged into the river. 

41. Compound: He is healthy but he does not work at all.

Simple: In spite of being healthy, he does not work at all.

42. Compound: Speak the truth and I shall pardon you.

Simple: I shall pardon you for speaking the truth.

43. Compound: He made several efforts yet he failed.

Simple: In spite of making several efforts he failed.

Or, Despite several efforts he failed.

44. Compound: I called him but he did not respond.

In spite of my calling him, he did not respond.

45. Compound: He is a thief and we suspect it.

Simple: We suspect him to be a thief.

46. Compound: He had all the qualifications but he did not get a job.

In spite of having all the qualifications, he did not get a job.

47. Compound: He behaved rough but he was not punished.

Simple: In spite of behaving rough, he was punished.

48. Compound: Work hard and you will prosper.

Simple: By working hard, you will prosper.

49. Compound: He closed the door and went back to sleep.

Simple: Closing the door, he went back to sleep.

50. Compound: He came to me and borrowed a book.

Simple: Coming to me he borrowed a book.

51. Compound: Work hard and you will succeed.

Simple: By working hard , you will succeed.

52. Compound: Study hard and you will prosper in life.

By studying hard, you will prosper in life.

53. Compound: Do or die.

Simple: Without doing you will die.

54. Compound: He worked hard but he couldn't not succeed.

Simple: In spite of his working hard, he could not succeed.

55. Compound: He is poor but honest. In spite of his being poor, he is honest.

Simple: In spite of his poverty, he is honest.

56. Compound: It was 2012, I passed the HSC exam.

Simple: In 2012, I passed HSC exam.