The ESL HELP! Desk

Now You Do It!

Solutions:  

1) Two simple sentences:
                  I was in medical school. It was a very good time for me.

2) One compound sentence:
                    I was in medical school and it was a very good time for me.

Solutions:  

1) Two simple sentences:
                  Many people disagreed with the government's position but they had no choice.  The military draft required them to enlist.

2) One sentence that uses a colon:
                  Many people disagreed with the government's position but they had no choice:  The military draft required them to enlist.

3) One complex sentence that uses a subordinate clause:
                  Many people disagreed with the government's position but they had no choice because the military draft required them to enlist.