Synthesis of Sentences
Synthesis of Sentences: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Synthesis of Sentences, Formation of Complex Sentences with Subordinate Clauses of Concession or Contrast & Formation of Complex Sentences with Subordinate Clauses of Manner etc.
Important Questions on Synthesis of Sentences
Combine the following sentences into one Simple sentence by using Infinitive.
I speak the truth. I am not afraid of it.

Choose the correct option that joins the given pair of sentences appropriately.
The child is dead. The child came here yesterday.

(Miscellaneous) Combine the following sentences into one Simple sentence.
He alienated his friends. His conduct was disgraceful. He was put in gaol.

Select the correct option where this Simple sentence has been combined into one Compound or Complex sentence as you like:
The King ordered me to go to a distant village. It was not possible to disobey. I set off for the village. There I was mortified to find no one willing to admit me into his house. I was regarded with astonishment and fear. I was obliged to sit the whole day without victuals. A tree protected me against the heat and the sun.

Select the correct option where this Simple sentence has been combined into one Compound or Complex sentence as you like:
The night was very threatening. The wind rose. There were heavy rain clouds. The wild beasts were numerous thereabout. To escape them it would have been necessary to climb a tree and sit among the branches.

Select the correct option where this Simple sentence has been combined into one Compound or Complex sentence as you like:
The sun set. I was preparing to pass the night in a tree. A negro woman stopped to observe me. She was returning from the labour of the field. She perceived my weariness and dejection. She inquired into my situation. I briefly explained it to her. With a look of compassion she told me to follow her.

Select the correct option where this Simple sentence has been combined into one Compound or Complex sentence as you like:
She conducted me to her hut. She told me to remain there for the night. Then she found me hungry. She procured from outside a fine fish. She caused it to be half boiled upon some embers. She then gave it to me for supper.

Select the correct option where this Simple sentence has been combined into one Compound or Complex sentence as you like:
He had made war on Saxony. He had set the Roman crown upon his own head. He had become famous throughout the whole world. But his fame had not prevented his hair from becoming grey.

Select the correct option where this Simple sentence has been combined into one Compound or Complex sentence as you like:
Augustus probably died a natural death. He was in his seventy-eighth year. He had been reduced to despondency by the disaster in Germany. He was travelling at an unhealthy time of the year. He had exposed himself imprudently to the night air. And all the other particulars are quite opposed to the poison theory.

Select the correct option where this Simple sentence has been combined into one Compound or Complex sentence as you like:
This is not the least part of our happiness. We enjoy the remotest products of the north and south. At the same time we are free from extremities of the weather. Our eyes are refreshed with the green fields of Britain. At the same time our palates are refreshed with tropical fruit.

Select the correct option where this Simple sentence has been combined into one Compound or Complex sentence as you like:
He was a man of haughty and vehement temper. He was treated very ungraciously by the court. He was supported very enthusiastically by the people. He would eagerly take the first opportunity of showing his power and gratifying his resentment. This might be expected.

Select the correct option where this Simple sentence has been combined into one Compound or Complex sentence as you like:
He is now gone to his final reward. He was full of years and honours. These honours were especially dear to his heart for the following reasons. They were gratefully bestowed by his pupils. They bound him to the interests of that school. He had been educated in that school. His whole life had been dedicated to its service.

Select the correct option where this Simple sentence has been combined into one Compound or Complex sentence as you like:
Bonaparte was born a Corsican. He distinguished himself at school. He joined the republican army. He started as corporal. His bravery was remarkable. His mental powers were great. He became the head of the army of Italy. He conquered Egypt. He set aside the republic. He was proclaimed Emperor.

Combine the group of sentences into one Compound or one Complex sentence in whichever way you like:
I was in Sri Lanka in May last. I visited Mihintale. It is regarded as the cradle of Buddhism.

Combine the group of sentences into one Compound or one Complex sentence in whichever way you like:
Hundreds of men and women have travelled in space. Some have travelled in space for a few days. Others have done it for several months.

Combine the group of sentences into one Compound or one Complex sentence in whichever way you like:
A famished traveller was toiling over the desert. He found a bag. He was highly delighted. He opened the bag. He found nothing but pearls.

Select the correct option where this Simple sentence has been combined into one Complex sentence:
You may please him. You may displease him. He will promote you sooner or later accordingly. This is only right.

Select the correct option where this Simple sentence has been combined into one Complex sentence:
He paid a sum of money for the information. He paid it to a certain person. He paid it for some reason. I should like to know the sum, the person and the reason. I could then prosecute him.

Select the correct option where this Simple sentence has been combined into one Complex sentence:
He waited longer. He got more angry. He had ordered them to be punctual.

Select the correct option where this Simple sentence has been combined into one Complex sentence:
Your father succeeded well. Would you like to succeed equally well ? He worked hard. You must work equally hard.
