Transformation of

Sentences
Identify the type of sentence
We are having pizza for dinner tonight.
I am a teacher, and my wife is a lawyer.
Peter Parker waited for MJ.
I tried to make a call, but my phone ran out of juice.
Even though the student was unwell, she cleared all
her exams.
We can take the car to the party, or we can walk there.
When I got home yesterday, I cooked for my family
 I am not very hungry so I’ll just have an apple
Phrases: In spite of, In case of, In the event of, In order
to
Coordinating Conjunctions: And, and so, or,
otherwise, but, yet, still, as well as, either..or,
neither..nor, not only- but also,
Subordinating Conjunctions: When, what, who,
whose, whereas, while, as, as long as, as soon as, as
much as, therefore, that, so that, because, if, as if,
however, unless, though, although, since, until, till,
after, before
Transforming to simple:
He was sick so he could not attend classes
Being sick, he did not attend classes
I read the book and returned it to college
Having read the book, I returned it to college.
He was a good man but he had many faults
In spite of being a good man, he had many faults
Rossetti was a painter. He was also a poet
Besides being a painter, Rossetti was also a poet
Transforming to Compound
He had many friends but also many enemies
Not only did he have many friends but also several
enemies
In spite of being ill, he is cheerful
He is ill but he is also cheerful
You can have tea or coffee
Either you can have tea or coffee
He has been working hard; he will pass
He has been working hard, so he will pass
Transforming to Complex
 India stands for peace. That should be known to everybody.
That India stands for peace should be known to everybody.
 The boy was caught after he stole the watch
The boy who had stolen the watch was caught
 I went there and the door was locked
When I went there, the door was locked
 Study everyday and you’ll pass the exams
If you study everyday, you’ll pass the exams
 Eat well and you will stay healthy
By eating well, you’ll stay healthy
 Riya shouted during the class and got punished
Riya got punished because she shouted during the class
Exclamatory to assertive
What a wonderful opportunity!
It is a wonderful opportunity
How noble he is!
He is truly noble
Assertive to Interrogative
Why worry about what people say
It is foolish to worry about what people say
I never asked you to do it.
Did I ask you to do it?
Affirmative- Negative
He is not illiterate
He is illiterate
This is all I possess
I do not possess anything else
Opening the door, he asked for my permission to
come in. (Make it complex)
As he opened the door, he asked for my permission to
come in
As her father died, she became helpless. (Make it
compound)
Her father died and she became helpless.
Though she knew what would happen, she did it
anyway. (Make it compound)
She knew what would happen but she did it anyway
He worked hard and he provided for his family. (Make
it complex)
He worked hard so that he could provide for his
family.
They were waiting for us. (Affirmative to negative)
They were not waiting for us.
I work at a hospital. (Affirmative to negative)
I do not work at the hospital