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Notes 2.2 Synthesis of Sentences

Read the following sentences:
She is very poor.
She leads a contented life.
We can combine these sentences in the following ways:
1. In spite of being poor, she leads a contented life. (Simple Sentence)
2. She is very poor, but she leads a contented life. (Compound Sentence)
3. Although she is very poor, yet she leads a contented life. (Complex Sentence)
Synthesis is a process by which two or more Simple Sentences are joined into one Simple, Compound, or
Mixed Sentence.
2.2.1 Combination of two or more Simple Sentences into one Simple Sentence
1. By using a Participle; as—
(i) Separate : He switched off the light. He went to bed.
Combined : Switching off the light, he went to bed.
(ii) Separate : He opened the drawer. He took out a revolver.
Combined : Opening the drawer, he took out a revolver.
(iii) Separate : He placed his books on the table. He went to play.
Combined : Having placed his books on the table, he went to play.
(iv) Separate : I finished my work. I lay down for rest.
Combined : Having finished my work I lay down for rest.
(v) Separate : This pitcher is broken. It cannot hold water.
Combined : This broken pitcher cannot hold water.
(vi) Separate : She was standing in the porch. She saw a youngman. He was coming
towards her.
Combined : Standing in the porch, she saw a youngman coming towards her.
2. By using an Infinitive; as—
(i) Separate : She heard the news of my success. She was glad.
Combined : She was glad to hear the news of my success.
(ii) Separate : He has some home-task. He must finish it.
Combined : He has some home-task to finish.
(iii) Separate : He must apologise. He will not escape punishment.
Combined : He must apologise to escape punishment.
(iv) Separate : The old man is very weak. He cannot move about.
Combined : The old man is too weak to move about.
(v) Separate : I want to reach home at once. I want to see my mother. She is ever ailing.
Combined : I want to reach home at once to see my ever ailing mother.
3. By using a Noun or Phrase in Apposition; as—
(i) Separate : She is my sister. Her name is Kamla.
Combined : She is my sister, Kamla.
(ii) Separate : Prem was a good batsman. He died in an air-crash.
Combined : Prem, a good batsman, died in an air crash.

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