Synthesis of sentences - II

Ways of combining two or more simple sentences into one simple sentence.

By using an infinitive

• I have some work. I must do it tonight.
• I have some work to do tonight.
• You must help your brother. It is your duty.
• It is your duty to help your brother.
• It is very heavy. I cannot lift it.
• It is too heavy for me to lift.

By using a noun or phrase in apposition

• Mr Freddy is my tenant. He pays the rent regularly.
• Mr Freddy, my tenant, pays the rent regularly.
• He won the first prize in long jump, high jump and pole vault. It was a glorious performance.
• He won the first phrase in long jump, high jump and pole vault – a glorious performance.
• Stalin was the dictator of Russia. He had talks with Roosevelt and Churchill. Roosevelt was the President of the US. Churchill was the Prime Minister of Britain.
• Stalin, the dictator of Russia, had talks with Roosevelt, the President of the United Sates, and Churchill, the prime Minister of Britain.

By using a preposition + noun or a gerund

• He had many faults. But he was a good man at heart.
• In spite of having many faults, he was a good man at heart.
• Rossetti was a painter. He was also a poet.
• Besides being a painter, Rossetti was also a poet.
• He had a great deal of influence. But he could not get the job.
• With all his influence, he could not get the job.

By using an adverb or an adverbial phrase

• He will win the election. That is certain.
• He will certainly win the election.
• They decided to wind up the company. All agreed to this.
• They unanimously decided to wind up the company.
• By common consent they decided to wind up the company.

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