Change Complex into Compound:
“As he was ill, he could not attend the meeting.”

• Correct Answer: খ) He was ill, so he did not attend the meeting.

- As he was ill, he could not attend the meeting.
- Complex বাক্যে সাধারণত একটি subordinate clause থাকে (এখানে: As he was ill).
- Compound এ রূপান্তর করতে গেলে clause গুলোকে coordinate conjunction (and, but, or, so, for) দ্বারা যুক্ত করতে হয়।
- option গুলোর মধ্যে -
- He was ill, so he did not attend the meeting.
- সঠিক।

- অন্য অপশন গুলো,

ক) He was ill but he could not attend the meeting.
- “but” ব্যবহার অর্থ ঠিক প্রকাশ করছে না।

গ) He was ill but he attended the meeting.
- এটি মূল বাক্যের বিপরীত অর্থ প্রকাশ করছে।

ঘ) He could not attend the meeting if he was ill.
- এটি Complex হয়ে গেছে (কারণ if-clause আছে)।

Source: A Passage to the English Language, S.M. Zakir Hussain.