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S2. A friend of yours has failed in the examination. He/She is
feeling desperate. Speak to him/her to know his/her prob-
lem and try to pacify him/her.

Use the following clues :
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Father ill … studies hampered… not his/ her mistake…
failure is not the end of everything… try again…. will come out
with flying colours… ready to give help.
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Read the following sentences that appear in the lesson :

1. His wife grudged even the little food that the old lady needed
for survival.

2. I know that you will not kill your conscience for the sake of
friendship.

3. Jumman had an old aunt who had some property.

4. “My son, it is now obvious that I am not wanted in your
house.”

5. Now my aunt is claiming a monthly allowance from me,
which I can’t pay.

In all the above sentences there is an independent clause
or a main clause and a dependent or subordinate clause.
Such sentences having one independent clause and at
least one dependent or subordinate clause are called Complex
sentences. A complex sentence is often used to make clear which
ideas are most important, and which ideas are subordinate.

In the sentence (1) above,

“His wife grudged even the little food that the old lady needed
for survival”, “His wife grudged even the little food” is an inde-
pendent clause while “That the old lady needed” is a dependent
clause which cannot stand without the independent clause.

Note: The main clause and the subordinate clause(s) in a complex
sentence are introduced by using relative pronouns like
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