what do you understand by transformation of sentences ? write a detailed note with examples .
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Explanation:
Transformation of Sentences:-
Sentences can be classified into affirmative, negative, imperative, interrogative, assertive(declarative) and exclamatory sentences. These sentences can be transformed into different form without changing the meaning of the sentence. This process is known as transformation of sentences.
Transformation of sentences means changing (or converting) the words or form
of a sentence without changing its meaning (or sense).
Types of Transformation
[I] Use ‘No sooner .... than’
[II] Use ‘Not only .... but also’
[III] Remove ‘If / Unless’
[IV] Remove ‘too’
[V] Use ‘Question tag’.
[VI] Interrogative to Assertive and vice versa
[VII] Exclamatory to Assertive and vice versa
[VIII] Affirmative to Negative and vice versa
[IX] Imperative to Assertive
I. USE ‘NO SOONER ….. THAN’
A sentence which shows two actions which immediately follow one another, can be
written with the use of ‘ no sooner….than’
eg. As soon as he sensed danger, he fled.
Ans. No sooner did he sense danger than he fled.
The structure of the sentence is as follows :
No sooner + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb +
other words (if any) + than + the rest of the sentence.
Note :
If an auxiliary is present in the sentence, use the same.
eg. When he was presented with the trophy, he started crying.
Ans. No sooner was he presented with a trophy than he started crying.
eg. As soon as they had eaten , they went out for a stroll.
Ans. No sooner had they eaten than they went out for a stroll.
If an auxiliary is not present in the sentence, use do / does/ did
(‘do / does’ for the present tense and ‘did’ for past tense)
eg. As soon as the sun rose , they left for the journey.
Ans. No sooner did the sun rise than they left for the journey.