Vivekanand started his speech. Everyone in
the audience became quiet.
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Conversion of Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences (Basic)
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EXAMPLE
Combination - by using participle
eg. He jumped up. He ran away.
Combination - Jumping up, he ran away.
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Eg.: He drove so fast that the police could not catch him.
He drove too fast for the police to catch.
Eg.: Its never so late that it cannot be mended.
Its never too late to mend.
DEFINITION
Simple to compound sentence
A simple sentence can be converted to cmpound by enlarging a word or phrase into a co-ordinate clause.
eg. Simple - Besides robbing the poor child, he also murdered her.
Compound - He not only robbed the poor child but also murdered her.
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Combination - by using a noun or phrase
eg. This is my friend. Her name is Shruti.
Combination - This is my friend Shruti.
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Compound to simple sentence
eg. Compound - We must eat or we cannot live.
Simple - We must eat to live.
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Convert "as soon as" to "no sooner than"
Eg.: A soldier of the tenth legion leaped into the water as soon as the ship touched the shore
No sooner did the soldier of the tenth legion leap into the water than the ship thouched the shore.
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Combination - by using a preposition with a noun
eg. He has failed many times. He still hopes to succeed.
Combination - Inspite of many failures he hopes to succeed.
DEFINITION
Simple to complex sentence
A simple sentence can be converted to a complex sentence by expanding a word or phrase into a subordinate clause.
This clause may be a noun, adjective or adverb clause.
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Combination - by using nominative absolute construction
eg. The town was enclosed by a strong wall. The eney was unable to capture it.
Combination - The town having been enclosed by a strong wall, the enemy was unable to capture it.
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Simple to complex sentence containg a noun clause
eg. Simple - He confessed his crime.
Complex - He confessed that he was guilty.
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Combination - by using an infintive
eg. We must finish these exercises. There are still three sentences.
Combination - We have still three sentences of this exercise to finish.
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Simple to complex sentence containing adverb clause
eg. Simple - The management is thoroughly bad.
Complex - The management is as bad as it could be.
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Combination - by using adverb or adverbial phrase
eg. He deserved to succeed. He failed.
Combination - He failed undeservedly.
eg. The sun set. The boys had not finished the game.
Combination - The boys had not finished the game by sunset.
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Interchange Sentences with Degrees of Comparison
When interchanging sentences, you have to make sure that the meaning of the sentence remains unchanged. Positive, comparative and superlative sentences can be interchanged in the following way:
Positive: No other boy in the class is as smart as Kevin.
Comparative: Kevin is smarter than the other boys in the class.
Superlative: Kevin in the smartest boy in the class.
The first sentence compares Kevin to the other boys in the class using the positive adjective "smart." The same meaning is conveyed in the second sentence by using the comparative adjective "smarter." Finally, the third sentence uses the superlative adjective "smartest" to convey the same meaning as the first two sentences.
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Complex to simple sentence with noun clause
eg. Complex - He said that he was innocent.
Simple - He declared his innocence.
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Combination - Simple sentences into cumulative compound sentence
eg. I was annoyed. I kept quiet.
Combination - I was annoyed, yet (still) I kept quiet.
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Complex to simple sentence with an adjective clause
eg. Complex - Men who have risen by their own exertions are always respected.
Simple - Self-made men are always respected