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GRAMMAR .(SIMPLE, COMPOUND AND COMPLEX SENTENCES)

4. I woke up late. I did not take my breakfast. (so)

A simple sentence has only one subject and one predicate.

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A compound sentence has two simple sentences and it is joined by a

conjunction.

5. Jack was tired. Siti was tired. (and)

Task 1. Make a simple sentence with the word given.

1. love
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2. laughed
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3. study
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4. sells
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5. washed

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6. He was angry. He did not say anything. (but)
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7. She did not attend the meeting. She was busy. (because)
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8. My alarm clock did not ring. I woke up late. (so)
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9. She has been absent for two days. She has a fever. (as)
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10. I was tired. I stayed up late to study. (although)
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6. bought
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7. borrowed
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8. drink
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Task 3. Join the sentences below with any suitable conjunctions.

1. I love fish. I love vegetables.
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2. It was very cold. I wear a jacket.
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3. He has apologised to me. I am still angry.
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Task 2. Use the word given to join the simple sentences to make a compound
sentence.
1. He was busy. I did not talk to him. (so)
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2. He has eaten a lot of food. He is still hungry. (yet)
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3. They cut the grass. They water the plants. (and)

4. My alarm clock did not ring. I woke up late.

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5. She is fierce. She is kindhearted.
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6. Ah Fong was sick. She refused to take the medicine.
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7. We could not go shopping. It was raining heavily.

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8. My mother went to the market. She bought some vegetables.
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9. We were hungry. We had lunch early.
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10. I called her many times. She did not hear me.
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Task 6. Join each pair of sentences into one b y using a suitable

conjunction
1. We will go for an outing. We will do so if the weather is fine.
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2. We had better get ready now. We may not have time to reach the airport.
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Task 4. Insert a suitable preposition in each of the sentences below.

3. The meeting had to be called off. There was not enough quorum.

1. He is poor he likes to others.

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2. The child cried he fell down.

3. He called out loudly no one answered.
4. Kassim joined his friends for a game he had finished his work.
5. Siti is responsible hardworking.
6. She went into the shop he did not buy anything.
7. I still failed my test I tried my best.
Task 5. Complete the following sentences by using the most suitable conjunctions.
1. We shall stay here _______________ the rains stops.
2. He is very fat ___________ he can run fast.
3. I shall punish you _____________ you speak the truth.
4. He has not written to us ____________ he left this country.
5. It was getting dark, _________ she switched on the light.
6. John went home ___________ he had finished his homework.
7. You must not play in the rain ____________ you will catch a cold.
8. They stayed there for the night _____________ it was too late to go home.
9. She did not hear me _____________ I called her twice.
10. I missed the train ________________ I hurried to the station.

4. Mr. Liew has been sick. He has been so since coming back from Japan.
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5. Do not start the rehearsal yet. The chairman has not arrived.
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6. The debating teams were very happy. Both were declared joint-champions.
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7. The players gave their best. They still did not win the match.
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8. We are proud to be Malaysians. We must fly the Jalur Gemilang on National
Day.
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9. The boys were unhappy with their results. The girls were also unhappy with
theirs.
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10. Let us be more serious in our revision. We may not perform as well as we
want.

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