Rewrite the following Simple sentences as Compound (Double) ones:
Taking pity on the mouse, the magician turned it into a cat.
Answer: The magician took pity on the mouse and turned it into a cat.
Explanation: A simple sentence is one that has only one independent clause and one main verb. A sentence with more than one main/independent clause is called a compound sentence. A simple sentence can be converted to a compound sentence by introducing co-ordinating conjunctions like "and", "but", "yet", and so on.
Here, the two independent clauses are joined using "and", a coordinating conjunction.