Question

Transform the following compound sentence to simple sentences:
He finished his homework and went to the garden to play.

• A. He finished his homework but went to the garden to play.
• B. He finished his homework. He then went to the garden to play.
• C. After finishing his homework, he went to the garden to play.
• D. Since his homework was finished, he went to the garden to play.

Answer 1

The correct option is B He finished his homework. He then went to the garden to play.

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 broken into two simple sentences.

Options A is incorrect as 'but' coordinator is used to join two independent clauses. The ask is to break the compound sentence in simple sentences. Options C and D are not simple sentences as they are starting from 'after' and 'since'. Thus, option B is the correct answer according to the rules.