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Transformation or Conversion of Sentences –
EXERCISES – Simple, Compound & Complex
Sentences
A REVIEW
Conversion or transformation of a sentence implies changing grammatical form of a sentence from one to another without changing its meaning. It can be done in a number of ways.
These methods are to interchange different types of sentences i.e. Affirmative, Negative and Interrogative Sentences, Simple Sentence, Compound Sentence and Complex Sentence. Before understanding conversion a brief view about these types of sentences.
A sentence comprises generally of following parts : Subject, Verb and Object. OR Subject and Predicate.
The Simple Sentence
The Simple Sentence
A sentence usually comprises of a subject and a predicate or in other words there is a subject , a verb and an object in a sentence.
For example :
- The girl sings a song.
- He is a noble man.
In sentence no. 1 ‘The girl’ is subject and ‘sings a song’ is a predicate.
OR
‘The girl’ is subject and ‘sings’ is a verb and ‘a song’ is object.
Similarly is sentence no 2 ‘He’ is a subject and ‘is a noble man ’ a predicate.
Such a sentence is called a Simple Sentence.
In other words, a simple sentence has a subject and a predicate.
The Compound Sentence
The Compound Sentence
A compound sentence is sentence made up of two parts joined by a coordinating conjunction.
For example :
- The sun rose and the birds started chirping.
- I went to the market and purchased sweets and ate them.
The sentence 1. is formed of two parts –
- The sun rose.
- The birds started chirping.
Both these parts are joined by conjunction ‘ and ’.
This is a compound sentence and each part is called a clause. Each part has a sense and its own meaning.
Each one can be written independently. It is also called a ‘coordinate clause’.
Similarly sentence 2 is also a compound sentence. It comprises of three coordinating clauses –
I went to the market.
(I) purchased sweets.
(I) ate them.
All these three clauses are joined by conjunctions ‘and’.
These two sentences are called compound sentences.
A compound sentence is formed of two or more coordinate clauses. A compound sentence having two coordinate clauses is called Double Compound sentence whereas a Compound sentence with more than two coordinate clauses is called a Multiple Compound sentence.
The Complex Sentence
The Complex Sentence
A complex sentence consists of two clauses one of which is the Main clause and the other Subordinate clause. Each clause has a Subject and a Predicate. The Principal clause is independent clause whereas Subordinate clause is dependent on the Principal clause and cannot be used as an independent clause.
For example :
- It started raining when I reached home.
- When I reached my office, I found that my boss was not there.
In the case of sentence 1, there are two clauses :
- It started raining 2. When I reached home.
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- She hoped to be successful in the examination.
- A man fair in his dealings is always trusted.
EXERCISE THREE
Rewrite the following Complex Sentences as Compound Sentences:
- I am confident that he is innocent in this matter.
- Unless he works hard, he cannot pass the examination.
- However hard work she may do she cannot pass the examination.
- She is sure that he has stolen her purse.
- As the shopkeeper quarrels with every customer, nobody likes him.
- If he does not improve his behavior, he will lose all his friends.
- Unless the culprit accepts his fault, he will not be spared.
- She did not attend the office because she felt unwell today.
- She has lost the book that she had purchased.
- If you do not attend the class you will not be allowed to sit in the examination.
EXERCISE FOUR
Rewrite the following Compound Sentences as Complex Sentences:
- Let me reach my office and then I shall talk to him.
- .Spare the rod and spoil the child.
- The thief saw the police man, so he ran away.
- She is feeling unwell so she cannot attend her office today.
- The child felt hungry, so he started weeping.
- The news is very good but it is not true.
- Eat less and you will remain healthy.
- The old man is very rich but he is a miser.
- Children put on new clothes and went to see the fair.
- Keep quiet or you will repent.
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