complex.compound

Transformation of Sentence

Learning to change complex sentence to compound sentence

With a view to learning to change complex sentence  into compound sentence,one needs to make both  the clauses of complex sentence into different clauses linking by coordinating conjunction.If the subject of both the clauses  is a same person and number word,it will be used at first clause and it should  not be used after the coordinating conjunction.

Read the bellow sentences:-

Complex:Since the weather was rough,I could not go there.

Compound:The weather was rough and I could not go there

Complex:As I was ill yesterday,I could not attend the function.

Compound: I was ill yesterday and could not attend the function.

Complex:When they reached home, they found him absent.

Compound:They reached home and  found him absent.

Complex:Since the old man was not well,he could not do it.

Compound:The old man was not well and could not do it.

Complex:As we are human being,we cannot do harm to others.

Compound:We are human being and cannot do harm to others.

Structure:-

Complex:As/since/because+subject+verb+ext.,subject+verb+ext.

Compound:subject+verb+ext. and subject+verb+ext.

Rule:-

If there are since/as/because clauses in complex sentence.these conjunctions will be deleted and the clauses will be joined by "and " in compound sentence.

complex compound

Transformation of sentence 

Learning to change complex sentence into compound sentence:-

Read the following sentence:-

Complex:-If you do not read ,you will fail in the examination,

Compound:-Read or you will fail in the examination,

Complex:-If you do not work hard,you won't shine in life.

Compound:-Work hard or you won't shine in life.

Complex:-If you do not attend classes regularly,you won't learn well.

Compound:-Attend classes regularly or you won't learn well.

Complex:-Unless you read ,you will fail in the examination, 

Compound:-Read  or you will fail in the examination, 

Complex:-Unless you work hard,you won't shine in life.

Compound:-Work hard or you won't shine in life.

Complex:-Unless you  attend classes regularly,you won't learn well.

Compound:-Attend classes regularly or you won't learn well.

Structure:-

Complex:-If +subj.+don't+verb+ext.,subj.+verb+ext.

Or:- Unless+subj.+verb+ext.,subj.+verb+ext.

Compound:-Verb+ext+or+subj.+verb+ext.

Rules:-

If there is found unless+subj. or if +subj.+don't+verb in any complex sentence,with a view to changing it into a compound sentence unless+subj. or if +subj.+don't will be deleted and or will be placed between the clauses.For different person subjective words in different clauses unless and if +auxiliary verb+not will be deleted.As unless means negative meaning,the clause with unless must be in affirmative.

complex compound

Transformation of sentence

Learning to change complex sentence into compound sentence.

Read the following sentences:-

Complex:-If you read attentively,you will pass in the examination.

Compound:- Read attentively and you will pass in the examination.

Complex:-If you work hard,you can succeed in life.

Compound:-Work hard and you can succeed in life.

Complex:-If you attend school regularly,you can learn enough.

Compound:-Attend school regularly and you can learn enough.

Complex:If they came,I would help them.

Compound:-They came and I would help them.

Structure:-

Complex:-If+subject+verb+ext.,subject+verb+ext.

Compound:-subject+verb+ext. and subject+verb+ext.

Rules:-

If there is second person word  in both the clauses as subject and the verb in if-clause is in present tense in a complex sentence,in order to change it into a compound sentence if+subject will be deleted and then both the clauses will be joined by and after deleting comma between the clauses .If there is different subject in both the clauses in a complex sentence,if will be deleted  and both the clauses will be joined by and with a view to changing it into a compound sentence.

complex compound

Transformation of sentence

Learning to change from complex sentence to compound sentence:-

Read the following sentences:




Complex: Though he is poor, he is honest.
Compound: He is poor but honest.
Complex:Though they studied attentively,they failed in the examination.
Compound:They studied attentively but failed in the examination.
Complex:Although he worked hard,he was not paid properly.
Compound:He worked hard but was not paid properly.
Complex:Although the boy ran fast,he could not win the race.
Compound:The boy ran fast but could not win the race.




Structure:


Complex:Though/Although+subj.+verb+ext.,subj.+verb+ext.


Compound:Subj.+verb+ext.+but+subj.+verb+ext.


Rule:-




If there is the same subj. in all the clauses of any  complex sentence started with though/although,In order to change it into a compound sentence;though/although will be replaced by but and but will be placed between the clauses.Again if there is the same subj. in all the clauses,in compound sentence the subject will not be placed after the conjunction but.For different subjective words in different clauses,they remained unchanged in both complex and compound sentence.

LEARNING DEGREES OF CHANGE

Degrees of Conversion

Comparative to Superlative

Read the following sentence:-

Comparative:-  He is better than any other boy in the class.

Superlative:- He is the best boy in the class.

Comparative:-She was more beautiful than any other girl in the group.

Superlative:- She was the most beautiful girl in the group.

Comparative:-John was older than any other man in the village.

Superlative:- John was the oldest man in the village.

structure:-

Comparative:-subject+verb+comparative degree+than any other +noun+ext.

Superlative:- subject+verb+the+superlative degree+noun(after than any other)+ext.

Read the following sentence:-

Comparative:-He is better than all other boys in the class.

Superlative:- He is the best of all boys in the class.

Comparative:-She was  older than all other women in the village.

Superlative:- She was the oldest of all women in the village.

structure:-

Comparative:-subject+verb+comparative degree+than all other +noun+ext.

Superlative:- subject+verb+the+superlative degree+of all +noun(after than all other)+ext.

Read the following sentence:-

Comparative:-Dhaka is bigger than most other cities in Bangladesh.

Superlative:- Dhaka is one of the biggest cities in Bangladesh.

Comparative:-You are taller than most other girls in the class.

Superlative:- You are one of the tallest girls in the class.

structure:-

Comparative:-subject+verb+comparative degree+than most other+noun+ext.

Superlative:- subject+verb+one of the+superlative degree+noun(after than most other)+ext.

LEARNING DEGREES OF CHANGE

Degrees of conversion

Positive to Superlative

Read the following sentence:-

Positive:-      No other boy in the class is so wise as he.

Superlative:- He is the wisest  boy in the class.

Positive:-      No other player in the team was so tall as Ram.

Superlative:- Ram was the tallest player in the team.

Positive:-       No other king in India was so  famous as Akbar.

Superlative:- Akbar was the most famous king India

structure:-

Positive:-     no other+noun+ext.+verb+so+positive degree+as+noun/pronoun.

Superlative:-subject(last noun/pronoun)+verb+the+superlative degree+noun+ext(after no other).

noun after no other  will be singular .so the verb after no other will be singular.

Read the following sentence:-

Positive:-       Very few boys in the class are so tall as he.

Superlative:- He is one of the tallest boys in the class.

Positive:-      Very few girls in the group were so beautiful as Rina.

Superlative:- Rina was one of  the most beautiful girls in the group.

Positive:-     Very few men in the village are so tall as you.

Superlative:-You are one of the tallest men in the village. 

structure:-

Positive:-       very few +noun+ext+verb+so+positive degree+as+noun/pronoun.

Superlative:-  subject(noun/pronoun)+verb+one of the +superlative degree+noun+ext.

the noun after very few/one of the+superlative degree will be plural number.The verb after very few +noun will be plural.

LEARNING DEGREES OF CHANGE

Degrees of Comparison

Superlative to Comparative

Read the following sentence:-

superlative:- He was the oldest  man in the village.

He was older than any other man in the village.

superlative:-Chittagong is the biggest port in Bangladesh.

Chittagong is bigger than any other port in Bangladesh.

superlative:-Mara dona is the best footballer we have ever seen.

Mara dona is better than any other footballer we have ever seen.

structure:

superlative:-subject+verb+the+superlative degree+noun+ext.

subject+verb+comparative degree+than any other +man+noun+ext.

Read the following sentence:-

superlative:-   He is the noblest  of all men.

comparative:-He is nobler than all other men.

superlative:-  Akbar was the greatest of all the kings in India.

comparative:-Akbar was  greater than all other kings  in India.

structure:-

superlative:-    subject+verb+the+superlative degree+of all+noun+ext..

comparative:-  subject+verb+comparative degree+than all other +noun+ext.

the noun after than any other will be singular and the noun after than all other will be plural.

Read the following sentence:-

superlative:-   He is one of the tallest boys in the class.

comparative:-He is taller than most other boys in the class.

superlative:-   Saudi Arabia is one of the hottest countries in the world.

comparative:-Saudi Arabia is hotter than most other countries in the world.

superlative:-   Iron is one of the most useful metals.

comparative:-Iron is more useful than most other metals.

structure:-

superlative:-   subject+verb+one of the+superlative degree+noun+ext.

comparative:-subject+verb+comparative degree+than most other+noun+ext.

the noun after one of the/than most other will be plural number.