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Question
Combine the pair of sentence below into simple, complex, and compound.
Radha was ill. She was not hospitalised.
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Solution
Simple: Despite being ill, Radha was not hospitalised.
Complex: Although Radha was ill, she was not hospitalised.
Compound: Radha was ill, but she was not hospitalised.
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