Question

Transform the following simple sentence to a complex sentence containing a noun clause:
He admitted his crime.
A) He made an admission to a crime.
B) He made an admission about a crime.
C) He admitted that he had committed a crime.
D) He admitted to his crime.

Answer 1

Hint: Transformation of sentences where simple sentences can be converted into complex sentences and complex sentences are converted into simple sentences. So, as per the question here, transform the simple sentence into a complex sentence and this can be done by expanding a word or phrase into a complex sentence and this can be a noun clause or adjective or adverb clause.

Complete answer:
Transformation of sentence is something that sentence can be transformed but their meanings does not change. This process is known as transformation of sentences.
Simple sentence consists of just one independent clause and has no dependent clause.
Complex sentence consists an independent clause and one or more dependent clause.
Option A) He made an admission to a crime – is an incorrect answer because the use of ‘admission’ is incorrect used and thus changing the meaning of the sentence. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) He made an admission about a crime – is an incorrect answer because again as explained in Option A the use of ‘admission’ is incorrect used and thus changing the meaning of the sentence. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option C) He admitted that he had committed a crime – is the correct answer because the word committed is the proper word and this option does not change the meaning of the sentence. Thus, this is the correct answer.
Option D) He admitted to his crime – is an incorrect answer because this sentence is a simple sentence and not a complex sentence. Thus, this option again is an incorrect answer.
Simple sentence: He admitted his crime.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘C’.

Note:There are some rules that have to be followed in order to convert a simple sentence into a complex sentence.
Rule 1: If present participle in a simple tense then to convert it into complex sentence by adding “since/as/when” at the first half of the sentence.
Rule 2: If in a simple sentence ‘being / verb + ing’ is given, then to convert it into a complex sentence by adding ‘as / when / since” at the first half of the sentence.
Rule 3: If because of is used in a simple sentence, then, to convert it into complex sentence ‘since’ should be used in the beginning of the sentence.
Rule 4: Without a simple sentence starting with ‘without’ then, ‘if or in case’ should be used to convert it into a complex sentence.
Rule 5: “at the time’ in simple sentences can be converted into complex sentences by using ‘when’.
So, as per the above rules option C is the most appropriate answer as compared to any other option.