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    This document contains an exercise that discusses different types of sentences. It includes examples of compound sentences formed by combining two simple sentences with coordinating conjunctions like "and" and "or". It also identifies subordinate clauses that are underlined in examples of complex sentences. Finally, it provides sentences with non-finite or verbless clauses to indicate whether they are -ing, ed, infinitive, or verbless clauses. The purpose is to demonstrate how to identify and classify different types of sentences.

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    TYPES OF SENTENCES

    Exercise: Compound sentences:Combine each of the following pairs of sentences


    into one sentence by using the coordinator given in the brackets. Wherever possible,
    avoid repetition by omitting words or using pronouns.

    1. Guinea-worms are born in ponds and open wells, and they are
    ingested as larvae by tiny waterfleas. (and)
    2. Managers have no right to analyse, and they have no right to make
    decisions. (and)
    3. Driving should be a pleasant experience, or at the very least, it
    should be an uneventful experience. (or)
    4 I needed violence in the play, but I didn’t want it to be gratuitous.
    (but)

    Exercise: Complex sentences and subordinate clauses: In each of the


    following sentences, underline the subordinate clauses.

    1. The Sichuan earthquake left a trail of destruction, changing the


    landscape forever.
    2. Latest figures suggest that over 69,000 people have been killed.
    3. The Beijing government responded quickly to a disaster that no one
    could have predicted.
    4. Flying over the vast area, we could see that rescue would not be
    easy.
    5. Over a million people were forced to leave their villages.
    6. Battered by torrential rain, rescuers tried to reach isolated villages.
    7. If the rain continues, authorities fear that newly-formed lakes may
    burst their banks.
    8. No one is sure what will happen to the displaced villagers when the
    rescue work ends.
    9. The Olympic Torch Relay, which Beijing sees as a public relations
    exercise, may be suspended.
    10. It is one of the worst natural disasters to strike China in recent
    centuries.
    NB THE LESSON NON FINITE AND VERBLESS CLAUSES IS
    NOT COMPRISED IN THE FIRST TERM LESSONS. So, IT
    WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE EXAM
    Exercise:Non-finite and verbless clauses: Indicate whether the
    underlined clauses are -ing clauses, ed clauses, infinitive clauses or
    verbless clauses.

    1. England’s initial target was to scrape together 22 runs from their


    last two wickets.
    2. The Finnish boat capsised after losing its keel 120 miles off the
    Argentine coast.
    3. If the Rugby Football Union had wanted to engineer the triumph of
    the western region it could not have done better than keep Bath and
    Gloucester apart in the Cup semi-final draw.
    4. It was from a cross by Ryan Giggs that Ronaldo had his first shot,
    although pulled wide.
    5. Blackpool, lying second from bottom, must now concentrate on
    avoiding relegation.
    6. 3–0 down at half-time, West Ham never really looked like scoring.
    7. The season begins in earnest on Sunday with the Worth tournament,
    won by Sevenoaks last year.
    8. With two minutes left in the game, Michael Owen beat three
    defenders to place a perfect ball in the
    Arsenal net.
    9. There may be as many as 400 players in the game of street football,
    with the goals being separated by up to three or four miles of open
    countryside.
    10. The two weightlifters stripped of their medals following positive
    drug tests at the Commonwealth Games will learn of their punishment
    today.

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