{"id":75077,"date":"2021-02-21T09:07:12","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T09:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=75077"},"modified":"2021-08-03T14:57:55","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T14:57:55","slug":"transformation-of-a-simple-sentence-into-complex-sentence-using-adjective-clause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/transformation-of-a-simple-sentence-into-complex-sentence-using-adjective-clause\/","title":{"rendered":"Transformation Of A Simple Sentence Into Complex Sentence Using Adjective Clause | Grammar Worksheet For Class 10"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A simple sentence consists of just one clause. Examples are given below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>She is an architect.<\/li><li>I saw a girl.<\/li><li>She was carrying a basket full of flowers.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see a <strong>simple sentence<\/strong> consists of just one subject and one finite verb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>complex sentence<\/strong> consists of one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples are given below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I saw a girl who was carrying a basket full of flowers. (Main clause: I saw a girl; subordinate clause: who was carrying a basket full of flowers.)<\/li><li>This is the child that I was talking about. (Main clause: This is the child; subordinate clause: that I was talking about)<\/li><li>Though he was sad he tried to look cheerful. (Main clause; he tried to look cheerful; subordinate clause; though he was sad)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In this lesson we will learn about combining two <strong>simple sentences<\/strong> into a <strong>complex sentence<\/strong> using an adjective (relative) clause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that <strong>adjective clauses or relative clauses <\/strong>are introduced by the relative pronouns who, whom, which, that, whose etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Study the examples given below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>This is the girl.\u00a0 She sang at the party.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We can combine these two sentences using the relative pronoun who.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>This is the girl <strong>who sang at the party.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here the relative pronoun <strong>who<\/strong> not only replaces the pronoun<strong> she<\/strong> but also connects the two sentences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Combine the following simple sentences using an adjective clause.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. I bought a laptop yesterday. The laptop was expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. I know a woman. She feeds stray dogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. He is a soldier. He will readily sacrifice his life for his country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. I know a girl. She wants to be a dancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. I met a girl in the store. She was very pretty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. The laptop <strong>which\/that I bought yesterday <\/strong>was expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. I know a woman <strong>who feeds stray dogs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. He is a soldier <strong>who will readily sacrifice his life for his country.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. I know a girl <strong>who wants to be a dancer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. The girl <strong>that \/ whom I met in the store<\/strong> was very pretty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A simple sentence consists of just one clause. Examples are given below: She is an architect. I saw a girl. 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