Compound-Complex sentences in Tamil grammar are more complex than both compound sentences and complex sentences as they combine the characteristics of both. They consist of at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. These sentences are quite common in formal written Tamil like literature and academic writings, ensuring a rich and detailed expression of thoughts. Now let’s proceed to the exercises which are designed to help you understand and master the use of Compound-Complex sentences in Tamil grammar.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks to complete the Compound-Complex sentences in Tamil
1. ą®Øą®¾ą®©ąÆ *ą®ąÆą®©ąÆą®©ąÆą®ąÆą®ąÆ* (Chennai) ą®ŖąÆą®©ąÆą®©ąÆ, ą®ą®©ąÆą®©ąÆą®¤ąÆ ą®¤ąÆą®ą®æ ą®
ą®µą®°ąÆ ą®µą®ØąÆą®¤ą®¾ą®°ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ.
2. ą® ą®µą®©ąÆ *ą® ą®¤ą®æą®ą®®ąÆ* (more) ą®Ŗą®ą®æą®¤ąÆą®¤ą®¾ą®²ąÆ, ą® ą®¤ą®©ą®¾ą®²ąÆ ą® ą®µą®©ąÆą®ąÆą®ąÆ ą®®ą®æą®ąÆą®ØąÆą®¤ ą®¤ą®ąÆą®¤ą®æ ą®ą®æą®ąÆą®ąÆą®ąÆą®®ąÆ.
3. ą® ą®µą®³ąÆ ą®µąÆą®³ą®æą®ÆąÆąÆ *ą®ąÆą®²ąÆą®²* (go) ą®µą®æą®°ąÆą®®ąÆą®ŖąÆą®®ąÆą®ŖąÆą®¤ąÆ, ą® ą®µą®³ąÆ ą® ą®®ąÆą®®ą®¾ ą® ą®µą®³ąÆ ą®¤ą®ąÆą®ąÆą®ą®æą®©ąÆą®±ą®¾ą®°ąÆ.
4. ą®ØąÆą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ *ą®µąÆą®²ąÆą®Æą®æą®²ąÆ* (work) ą®®ą®æą®ąÆą®ØąÆą®¤ ą®ą®“ąÆą®ŖąÆą®ŖąÆ ą®ą®¾ą®ąÆą®ąÆą®µą®¤ą®¾ą®²ąÆ, ą®Øą®æą®°ąÆą®µą®¾ą®ą®æą®ą®³ąÆ ą®ą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆą®ŖąÆ ą®Ŗą®¾ą®°ą®¾ą®ąÆą®ąÆą®µą®¾ą®°ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ.
5. ą®ąÆą®“ą®ØąÆą®¤ąÆą®ąÆ ą®ą®¤ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ *ą®Ŗą®ą®æą®ŖąÆą®Ŗą®¤ąÆ* (read) ą®ą®©ą®ąÆą®ąÆ ą®Ŗą®æą®ą®æą®ąÆą®ąÆą®®ąÆ, ą®ą®©ą®¾ą®²ąÆ ą®Øą®¾ą®©ąÆ ą®ą®°ą®æą®Æą®¾ą®© ą®ØąÆą®°ą®¤ąÆą®¤ą®æą®²ąÆ ą®Ŗą®ą®æą®ąÆą® ą®®ąÆą®ą®æą®Æą®µą®æą®²ąÆą®²ąÆ.
2. ą® ą®µą®©ąÆ *ą® ą®¤ą®æą®ą®®ąÆ* (more) ą®Ŗą®ą®æą®¤ąÆą®¤ą®¾ą®²ąÆ, ą® ą®¤ą®©ą®¾ą®²ąÆ ą® ą®µą®©ąÆą®ąÆą®ąÆ ą®®ą®æą®ąÆą®ØąÆą®¤ ą®¤ą®ąÆą®¤ą®æ ą®ą®æą®ąÆą®ąÆą®ąÆą®®ąÆ.
3. ą® ą®µą®³ąÆ ą®µąÆą®³ą®æą®ÆąÆąÆ *ą®ąÆą®²ąÆą®²* (go) ą®µą®æą®°ąÆą®®ąÆą®ŖąÆą®®ąÆą®ŖąÆą®¤ąÆ, ą® ą®µą®³ąÆ ą® ą®®ąÆą®®ą®¾ ą® ą®µą®³ąÆ ą®¤ą®ąÆą®ąÆą®ą®æą®©ąÆą®±ą®¾ą®°ąÆ.
4. ą®ØąÆą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ *ą®µąÆą®²ąÆą®Æą®æą®²ąÆ* (work) ą®®ą®æą®ąÆą®ØąÆą®¤ ą®ą®“ąÆą®ŖąÆą®ŖąÆ ą®ą®¾ą®ąÆą®ąÆą®µą®¤ą®¾ą®²ąÆ, ą®Øą®æą®°ąÆą®µą®¾ą®ą®æą®ą®³ąÆ ą®ą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆą®ŖąÆ ą®Ŗą®¾ą®°ą®¾ą®ąÆą®ąÆą®µą®¾ą®°ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ.
5. ą®ąÆą®“ą®ØąÆą®¤ąÆą®ąÆ ą®ą®¤ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ *ą®Ŗą®ą®æą®ŖąÆą®Ŗą®¤ąÆ* (read) ą®ą®©ą®ąÆą®ąÆ ą®Ŗą®æą®ą®æą®ąÆą®ąÆą®®ąÆ, ą®ą®©ą®¾ą®²ąÆ ą®Øą®¾ą®©ąÆ ą®ą®°ą®æą®Æą®¾ą®© ą®ØąÆą®°ą®¤ąÆą®¤ą®æą®²ąÆ ą®Ŗą®ą®æą®ąÆą® ą®®ąÆą®ą®æą®Æą®µą®æą®²ąÆą®²ąÆ.
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks to complete the Compound-Complex sentences in Tamil
6. ą®Øą®¾ą®©ąÆ *ą®¤ąÆą®ÆąÆą®ąÆą®ąÆą®®ąÆ* (University) ą®ŖąÆą®©ą®ŖąÆą®¤ąÆ, ą®ą®©ą®ąÆą®ąÆ ą®ą®©ąÆą®©ą®æą®ą®¤ąÆą®¤ą®æą®²ąÆ ą®µą®¾ą®“ąÆą®ąÆą®ąÆą®Æą®æą®©ąÆ ą®ŖąÆą®¤ąÆ ą®µą®æą®·ą®Æą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ ą®¤ąÆą®°ą®æą®ąÆą®ą®æą®°ąÆą®ØąÆą®¤ą®©.
7. ą® ą®µą®³ąÆ *ą® ą®“ą®ą®¾ą®* (beautifully) ą®Ŗą®¾ą®ą®æą®©ą®¾ą®²ąÆ, ą® ą®©ąÆą®µą®°ąÆą®®ąÆ ą®ą®°ą®¾ą®ÆąÆą®ØąÆą®¤ąÆ ą® ą®µą®³ąÆą®ąÆ ą®ąÆą®ąÆą®ą®¾ą®°ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ.
8. ą®ØąÆą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ ą®ą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ ą®ą®£ą®µą®°ą®æą®ą®¤ąÆą®¤ą®æą®²ąÆ *ą®®ąÆą®²ąÆą®®ąÆ* (more) ą® ą®ąÆą®ą®±ąÆą®ÆąÆą®ąÆ ą®ą®¾ą®ąÆą®ą®æą®©ą®¾ą®²ąÆ, ą® ą®µą®°ąÆ ą®ą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ ą®®ą®æą®ąÆą®ØąÆą®¤ ą®®ą®¾ą®±ąÆą®±ą®®ąÆ ą®ąÆą®£ąÆą®ąÆ ą®ą®¾ą®¤ą®²ą®æą®ąÆą®ąÆą®®ą®¾ą®°ąÆ.
9. ą® ą®µą®©ąÆ *ą®ą®²ąÆą®ą®©ąÆą®ąÆą®ąÆ* (artist) ą®®ąÆą®©ąÆą®©ą®¾ą®²ąÆ ą®µą®¾ą®“ąÆą®ŖąÆą®Ŗą®“ą®¤ąÆą®¤ąÆą®ŖąÆ ą®ŖąÆą®ą®“ąÆą®ØąÆą®¤ą®¾ą®²ąÆ, ą® ą®µą®©ąÆ ą® ą®µą®©ąÆ ą®ØąÆą®ą®æą®ŖąÆą®Ŗą®¾ą®°ąÆ.
10. ą®Øą®¾ą®©ąÆ *ą®ØąÆą®°ąÆą®ØąÆą®¤ąÆ* (directly) ą® ą®µą®°ą®¤ąÆ ą®®ąÆą®©ąÆą®©ąÆ ą®ą®°ąÆą®ØąÆą®¤ą®µą®°ąÆą®ą®³ąÆą®ŖąÆ ą®Ŗą®¾ą®°ąÆą®ŖąÆą®ŖąÆą®©ąÆ ą®ą®©ąÆą®±ąÆ ą®®ąÆą®ą®æą®µąÆą®ąÆą®¤ąÆą®¤ą®¤ąÆą®ŖąÆą®² ą®¤ąÆą®©ąÆą®±ą®æą®©ąÆą®©ąÆ.
7. ą® ą®µą®³ąÆ *ą® ą®“ą®ą®¾ą®* (beautifully) ą®Ŗą®¾ą®ą®æą®©ą®¾ą®²ąÆ, ą® ą®©ąÆą®µą®°ąÆą®®ąÆ ą®ą®°ą®¾ą®ÆąÆą®ØąÆą®¤ąÆ ą® ą®µą®³ąÆą®ąÆ ą®ąÆą®ąÆą®ą®¾ą®°ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ.
8. ą®ØąÆą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ ą®ą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ ą®ą®£ą®µą®°ą®æą®ą®¤ąÆą®¤ą®æą®²ąÆ *ą®®ąÆą®²ąÆą®®ąÆ* (more) ą® ą®ąÆą®ą®±ąÆą®ÆąÆą®ąÆ ą®ą®¾ą®ąÆą®ą®æą®©ą®¾ą®²ąÆ, ą® ą®µą®°ąÆ ą®ą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ ą®®ą®æą®ąÆą®ØąÆą®¤ ą®®ą®¾ą®±ąÆą®±ą®®ąÆ ą®ąÆą®£ąÆą®ąÆ ą®ą®¾ą®¤ą®²ą®æą®ąÆą®ąÆą®®ą®¾ą®°ąÆ.
9. ą® ą®µą®©ąÆ *ą®ą®²ąÆą®ą®©ąÆą®ąÆą®ąÆ* (artist) ą®®ąÆą®©ąÆą®©ą®¾ą®²ąÆ ą®µą®¾ą®“ąÆą®ŖąÆą®Ŗą®“ą®¤ąÆą®¤ąÆą®ŖąÆ ą®ŖąÆą®ą®“ąÆą®ØąÆą®¤ą®¾ą®²ąÆ, ą® ą®µą®©ąÆ ą® ą®µą®©ąÆ ą®ØąÆą®ą®æą®ŖąÆą®Ŗą®¾ą®°ąÆ.
10. ą®Øą®¾ą®©ąÆ *ą®ØąÆą®°ąÆą®ØąÆą®¤ąÆ* (directly) ą® ą®µą®°ą®¤ąÆ ą®®ąÆą®©ąÆą®©ąÆ ą®ą®°ąÆą®ØąÆą®¤ą®µą®°ąÆą®ą®³ąÆą®ŖąÆ ą®Ŗą®¾ą®°ąÆą®ŖąÆą®ŖąÆą®©ąÆ ą®ą®©ąÆą®±ąÆ ą®®ąÆą®ą®æą®µąÆą®ąÆą®¤ąÆą®¤ą®¤ąÆą®ŖąÆą®² ą®¤ąÆą®©ąÆą®±ą®æą®©ąÆą®©ąÆ.
