TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCES SIMPLE-COMPOUND-COMPLEX
Prepared by Shaila Nasreen
Assistant Professor
The Head of The Department of English
Basic Structure of Simple Sentence
Basic Structure of Compound Sentence
Basic Structure of Complex Sentence
Basic Rules of Transformation of Sentences
Simple Compound Complex
1.verb+ ing
Taking the money, I came back to my mother.
and
I took the money and came back to my mother.
since, as ,when
As I took the money ,I came back to my mother 2. Sub +verb+ing
The weather being cold, we returned from the playground.
and
The weather was cold and we returned from the playground.
since, as ,when
Since the weather was cold, we returned from the playground.
3. Because
of+possessive+verb+
ing
Because of his being poor , he could not buy a costly gift.
and/and so/and therefore He was poor and so
could not buy a costly gift.
since,as
Since he was poor , he could not buy a costly gift.
Simple Compound Complex
4. In spite of
/despite+possessive+ver b+ing
In spite of his running fast , he could not win the race/
but
He ran fast, but could not win the race.
though/although
Though he ran fast, he could not win the race.
5. Without +gerund Without doing, you will/may die.
Or
Do or die.
If(neg)/unless
If you do not do ,you will/may die./ Unless you do, you will/may die.
6. by+ gerund
By doing, you will/may die.
And
Do and die.
If
If you do ,you will/may die.
7.To + verb 1
The boy came to the city to earn money.
And so
The boy wanted to earn money and so came to the city.
So that
The boy came to the city so that he could earn money.
Simple Compound Complex
8. too+adj.+to+verb 1 The box is too heavy for me to carry.
And
The box is very heavy for me and I cannot carry (it).
So… … that
The box is so heavy for me that I cannot carry (it).
9.
Adverbs/preposition+adv In1971, Bangladesh got independence.
And
It was 1971 and Bangladesh got independence.
When
When it was 1971, Bangladesh got independence
10.Sub+verb+object/com plement+extension
Health is wealth.
and
It is health and that is wealth.(unconventional)s
It is … who/which/that It is health which is wealth.
Remember
To Transform into Simple Sentence:
a)Use non-finite verb
b)Don’t use any conjunction.
c)Always maintain the meaning of the given sentence To Transform into Compound Sentences:
a)Use coordinating conjunctions like and/but/or/and/so/and then b)Use separate subjects and verbs for each clause
c)Always maintain the meaning of the given sentence To Transform into Complex Sentence:
a)Use subordinating conjunctions like though/since/as/when/relative pronoun b)Use separate subjects and verbs for each clause
c)Always maintain the meaning the of given sentence
