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Transformation of Sentences
Transformation of Sentences
Transformation of sentences
Changing an exclamatory sentence into an assertive sentence
The transformation of a sentence means changing its form without altering its sense.
What a wonderful opportunity! (exclamatory)
It is a wonderful opportunity. (assertive)
The interrogative is a milder or more polite form of the imperative. However, the addition of or not (see the last
example) adds a touch of threat to the command.
F(for)a(and)n(nor)b(but)o(or)y(yet)s(so)
A Simple Sentence has only one subject and one predicate. A compound sentence must
have two or more co-ordinate clauses, each with its own subject and predicate.
Examples are given below.
Here we changed the participial phrase Climbing up the tree into the clause He
climbed up the tree and connected it to the original clause with the coordinating
conjunction and. Thus a simple sentence can be converted into a compound sentence by
expanding a word or a phrase into a clause and by using the coordinating conjunction to
connect the clauses. More examples are given below.
Exercise
Convert the following simple sentences into compound sentences.
1. Being innocent, he never thought of running away.
2.
Exercise
Convert the following compound sentences into simple sentences.
1. You must take your medicine, otherwise you cannot get well.
2. The storm subsided and we continued our journey.
3.
Not only the crops, but cattle and sheep also were destroyed by the flood.