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Rewrite the following compound sentence as a complex sentence by changing the italicized clause to a subordinate clause Harry drew near the fire, and he nearly singed his jacket.



Answer :

Harry near the fire he drew, and he nearly
 signed his jacket.

Answer:

When Harry was drawing near the fire, he nearly singed his jacket..

Explanation:

A complex sentence is formed with an independent clause that can stand by itself and a dependent clause that can not stand by itself even when it has all the parts of speech, in this sentence in a complex syntax we have the two kinds, dependent "When Harry was drawing near the fire" and independent sentence " he nearly singed his jacket.".