Sentence transformation part 1
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The document provides an overview of sentence structure and transformation, explaining that a complete sentence consists of a subject and a verb. It outlines various types of sentence transformations, such as changing affirmatives to negatives, assertives to interrogatives, or active to passive voices, along with rules and examples for each transformation type. Additionally, it includes exercises for practice and solutions to help reinforce the concepts discussed.
Sentence transformation part 1
- 1. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION Part - 1 By Anil Bhatia
- 2. A sentence is a group of words that are put together to mean something. A complete sentence has at least a subject and a main verb to state a complete thought.
- 3. Examples I am regular in my class. Why were you absent yesterday? Don't miss your lessons. Hey! Don't touch my phone. May the king of warriors live long!
- 4. What is sentence transformation? The transformation of a sentence is all about changing its form without altering its meaning. We can, for example, transform an exclamatory sentence into an assertive sentence or vice - versa. Eg. What a great pleasure it is! (exclamatory) This is indeed a great pleasure. (assertive)
- 5. Types of sentence transformation 1. Affirmative into Negative Sentences or vice versa 2. Assertive to Interrogative Sentences: 3. Assertive to Imperative Sentences 4. Affirmative to Exclamatory Sentences: 7. Transforming Complex-Simple-Compound Sentences 5. Transforming Superlative/Comparative/Positive Sentences 6. Active and Passive Sentences
- 6. Rules of transforming Affirmative into Negative Sentences or vice versa 1. Sentences with ‘only/alone’, changes into ‘none but/nothing but/not more than/not less than’ Examples: a. Affirmative: A brave man alone can do this. Negative: None but a brave man can do this. b. Affirmative: I need a book only. Negative: I need nothing but a book.
- 7. 2. ‘Must/have to/can’ turns into ‘cannot but’ Examples: Affirmative: You have to drink clean water. Negative: You cannot but drink clean water. 3. ‘And/both’ becomes ‘not only ..but also’ Example: Affirmative: He ate eggs and vegetables. Negative: He ate not only eggs but also vegetables.
- 8. 4. Always’ in affirmative becomes ‘never + opposite word’ in negative statements: Example: Affirmative: I am always against of smoking. Negative: I am never in favour of smoking. 5. Universal truths are changed into ‘interrogative negative sentences’: Example: Affirmative: Knowledge is power Negative: Isn’t knowledge power?
- 9. 6. Many affirmative can be changed into negative by using negative word ‘Not’ and an ‘opposite word’ of the verb: Example: Affirmative: I missed the train. Negative: I could not catch the train. 7. ‘Sometimes’ in affirmative becomes ‘not always’ in negative: Example: Affirmative: The poor are sometimes happy. Negative: The poor are not always happy.
- 10. Exercise A 1. He is honest. 2. I will never forget you. 3. Where there is fire, there is smoke. 4. Jamil is the best student. 5. As soon as the teacher arrived, the noise stopped.
- 11. Answer Key 1. He is not dishonest. 2. I will always remember you. 3. There is no fire without smoke. 4. No other student is as good as Jamil. 5. No sooner had the teacher arrived than the noise stopped
- 12. Exercise B 1. The old man is so weak that he cannot walk. 2. None but the brave deserve the fair. 3. No sooner had I reached the station than the train left. 4. Nobody likes a liar. 5. Not only Rina but also Rahim will go there.
- 13. Answer Key 1. The old man is too weak to walk. 2. Only the brave deserve the fair. 3. As soon as I reached the station, the train left. 4. Everybody dislikes a liar. 5. Both Rina and Rahim will go there.
- 14. We shall continue in the next presentation for part -2 Thank you