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Question

Convert the following compound sentence into a simple one:
He was lousy at Mathematics, therefore he failed at it.

A
Being lousy at Mathematics, he failed.
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He was lousy at Mathematics, and he failed at it.
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Since he was lousy at Mathematics, he failed.
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D
He failed at Mathematics because he is lousy at Mathematics.
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Solution

The correct option is A Being lousy at Mathematics, he failed.
Compound sentence joins two or more independent clauses with a coordinator such as for, an, or, but or a semi-colon. The given sentence is an example of a compound sentence which can be converted into one simple sentence.
Options B, C, and D are grammatically wrong. Option A is correct as 'being' and 'comma' is rightly used.

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