english grammar

SIMPLE, COMPOUND AND COMPLEX SENTENCES – A COMPARISON

	Simple	Compound	Complex
1.	Inspite of his old age he is healthy	He is old but he is healthy	Though he is old, he is healthy
2.	Despite the bad weather the fisherman go to the sea.	The weather is bad yet the fishermen go to the sea.	Even though the weather is bad the fishermen got to the sea
3.	In the event of  your coming late you will not be allowed inside the meeting hall	Don’t  come late or else you will not  be allowed inside the meeting hall	If you come late you will not be allowed inside the meeting hall
4.	Without your help I can do nothing	You must help me or I can do nothing	Unless you help me I can do nothing
5.	On account of bundth today is a holiday	There is a bundth and so today is a holiday	As there is a bundth  today is a holiday
6.	Your presence is essential	You must be present and it is essential	That you must be present is essential
7.	Because of smoking he lost his health	He was smoking and so he lost his health	Since he had smoking he lost his health
8.	Due to heavy loss he gave up his business	He had heavy loss and so he gave up his business	He gave up his business because he had heavy loss
9.	Besides a singe Ranjan is a good musician	Ranjan is not only a singer but also a good musician	Ranjan is a singer as well as a musician
10.	The old man is too tired to walk	The old man is very tired and so he cannot walk	The old man is so tired that he cannot walk.
11.	On hearing the news the lady fainted	She heard the news and at once she fainted	As soon as the lady heard the news she fainted
12.	Having done his homework he went to bed	He had done his homework and then went to bed	After he had done his homework he went to bed
13.	Hari proved his honesty	Hari was honest and he proved it	Hari proved that he was honest
14.	The hero jumped out of the running train	The train was running and the hero jumped out of it.	The hero jumped out of the train that was running
15.	Having spared the rod, spoil the child	Spare the rod and spoil the child	If you spare the rod, you will spoil the child
16.	Doing the exercise regularly your health will be improved	Do the exercise regularly and your health will be improved.	If you do the exercise regularly your health will be improved

SENTENCE PATTERN

BEFORMS WORDS----IS,AM,WAS,WERE,WILL BE,LOOK,APPEAR,APPOINT,BECOME

COMPLIMENT--- COMPLETES THE BEFORMS(NOUN OR ADJECTIVE)

ADJUNCT----HOW,WHEN,WHERE,WHY,

whom/what-----obejct-----WHOM (HIS,HIM,----I.O) WHAT(D.O)


DEGREE OF COMPARISON


ONE OF THE ------(SUP) THAN MANY OTHER( COMP)---POST( VERY FEW)

THE ONLY--- (SUP)----THAN ANY OTHER (COMP)----(POST)---NO OTHER



ARTICLES---

AN ------ONLY IN FRONT UYIR AZHUTHU
ONE RUPEE NOTE-----ITA A ONE RUP NOTE