Discussion
Find the correct transformation of the following simple sentences into a complex sentence :
Jim heard a noise.
He phoned the police.
Answer: A
The key's answer is Jim heard a noise and phoned the police.
Of the four options, this is the only correct combination of the two simple sentences: it keeps both facts, with the same subject, joined by and. Strictly, joining with and makes a compound sentence; a complex sentence would use a subordinate clause, such as When Jim heard a noise, he phoned the police, but no option offers that form, so the key takes the one correct combination.
'After noise' drops the article and changes the meaning, 'heard no noise' contradicts the first sentence, and joining two clauses with only a comma is a comma splice.
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