TNPSC Group 2 General English Part A: Grammar

Simple Sentence, Compound Sentence, and Complex Sentence:

Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Group 2 or Combined Civil Service Examination II has 3 tier examination for the selection process. For Preliminary Examination is an objective type (Written Examination) with a maximum of 300 marks. TNPSC Group 2 Prelims examination – General English/ General Tamil portion topic has 50% of total marks. Candidates who are preparing for the TNPSC Group 2 General English Part are more important and you can score maximum marks in this part. Group 2 TNPSC General English Part A -Grammar study materials are provided on this page.

The General English portion is of 3 Parts – Part A: Grammar, Part B: Poem, and Part C: Literature. Part B Poem topic study materials PDF are readily available and given below for those who preparing for TNPSC Group 2 Exam.




TNPSC Group 2 General English – Grammar Identify the sentence (Simple, Compound and Complex Sentence) topic question and answers solutions PDF and Study Materials were given below,

Identify the sentence (Simple, Compound, Complex Sentence).

The Dying Detective

a. Transform the following sentences as instructed.

1. On seeing the teacher, the children stood up. (into Complex)

Ans: When the children saw the teacher they stood up.

2. At the age of six, Varsha started learning music. (into Complex)

Ans: When Varsha was six she started learning music.

3. As Varun is a voracious reader, he buys a lot of books. (into Simple)

Ans: Being a voracious reader, Varun buys a lot of books.

4. Walk carefully lest you will fall down. (into Complex)

Ans: Unless you walk carefully you will fall down.

5. Besides being a dancer, she is a singer. (into Compound)

Ans: She is not only a dancer but also a singer.

6. He is sick but he attends the rehearsal. (into Simple)

Ans: Inspite of being sick, he attends the rehearsal.

7. If Meena reads more, she will become proficient in the language. (into Compound)

Ans: Meena should read more and she will become proficient in the language.

8. He confessed that he was guilty. (into Simple)

Ans: He confessed his guilt.

9. The boy could not attend the special classes due to his mother’s illness. (into Compound)

Ans: The boy’s mother was ill so he could not attend the special classes.

10. He followed my suggestion. (into Complex)

Ans: He followed what I suggested.

b. Combine the pairs of sentences below into simple, complex, and compound.

1. Radha was ill. She was not hospitalized.

Ans: In spite of being ill Radha was not hospitalized. (Simple)

Radha was ill but she was not hospitalized. (Compound)

Though Radha was ill she was not hospitalized. (Complex)

2. The students were intelligent. They could answer the questions correctly.

Ans:  Being intelligent, the students could answer the questions correctly. (Simple)

The students were intelligent and so they could answer the questions correctly. (Compound)

3. I must get a visa. I can travel abroad.

Ans: I must get a visa to travel abroad. (Simple)

I have to travel abroad so I must get a visa. (Compound)

If I get a visa, I can travel abroad. (Complex)

4. I saw a tiger. I was wounded.

Ans: I saw a wounded tiger. (Simple)

I saw a tiger and it was wounded. (Compound)

I saw a tiger which was wounded. (Complex)

5. There was a bandh. The shops remained closed.

Ans: Because of the bandh, the shops remained closed. (Simple)

There was a bandh so the shops remained closed. (Compound)

The shops remained closed because there was a bandh. (Complex)