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Friday, November 4, 2011

LEARNING TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCE

Transformation of Sentence

Assertive to Imperative


Read the following sentence:-

Assertive:- You should do the sum.
Imperative:-Do the sum.
Assertive:-You may sing a song.
Imperative:-Sing a song.

structure:-

Assertive:-you+auxiliary verb+verb+ext.
Imperative:-verb+ext.

Read the following sentence:-

Assertive:-You should not run in the sun.
Imperative:-Do not run in the sun.
Assertive:-You do not waste your time.
Imperative:-Do not waste your time.

structure:-

Assertive:-you +auxiliary verb+not+verb+ext.
Imperative:-do+not+verb+ext.

Read the following sentence:-

Assertive:-You should never tell a lie.
Imperative:-Never tell a lie.

structure:-

Assertive:-you +should+never+verb+ext.
Imperative:-never+verb+ext.

Read the bellow sentence:-

Assertive:-He plays cricket
Imperative:-Let him play cricket.
Assertive:-We should go out.
Imperative:-Let us go out.
Assertive:-She sings a song.
Imperative:-Let her sing a song.

structure:-

Assertive:-I/We/He/She/Noun+verb+ext.
Imperative:-Let+me/us/him/her/them/noun+verb+ext.

Read the bellow sentence:-

Assertive:-We do not do it.
Imperative:-Let  us not do it.
Assertive:-John does not go there.
Imperative:- Let not John go there.

structure:-

Assertive:-I/we/he/she/they/+auxiliary verb+not+verb+ext.
Imperative:-Let me/us/him/her/them+not+verb+ext.
Assertive:-Noun+auxiliary verb+not+verb+ext.
Imperative:-Let not+noun+verb+ext.


LEARNING TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCE

Transformation of Sentence

Assertive to Exclamatory


Read the following sentence:-

Assertive:- It is a very nice story.
Exclamatory:-What a nice story it is!
Assertive:-You are a very beautiful girl.
Exclamatory:-What a beautiful girl you are!

structure:-

Assertive:-subject+verb+a+very+adjective/adverb+ext.
Exclamatory:-what+a/an+adjective/adverb+ext.+subject+verb!


Read the bellow sentence:-

Assertive:-The scenery looks very nice.
Exclamatory:-How nice the scenery looks!
Assertive:-The tree is very tall.
Exclamatory:-How tall the is!


structure:-

Assertive:-subject+verb+very+adjective/adverb+ext.
Exclamatory:-how +adjective/adverb+ext.+subject+verb!


Read the following sentence:-

Assertive:-I wish I were a child again.
Exclamatory:-If I were a child again!
Assertive:-I wish I had the wings of a bird.
Exclamatory:-If I had the wings of a bird!


structure:-

Assertive:-subject+wish+subject+verb+ext.
Exclamatory:-if +subject+verb+ext.!

Read the bellow sentence:-

Assertive:-We wish we could shift there.
Exclamatory:-Would that we could shift there!


structure:-

Assertive:-subject+wish+subject+could+verb+ext.
Exclamatory:- would that+subject+could+verb+ext!

LEARNING TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCE

Transformation of Sentence

 Exclamatory to Assertive

Read the bellow sentence:-

What a nice baby you are!
You are a very nice baby.
What an excellent idea it is!
It is a very excellent idea.

structure:-

what +a/an+adjective/adverb+subject+verb!
subject+verb+a+very+adjective/adverb.

in assertive sentence,what +a/an  is replaced by a very and these are used after verb and before adjective/adverb.

Read the bellow sentence:-

How beautifully you sings!
You sings very beautifully.
How nice the scenery is!
The scenery is very nice.

structure:-

how+adjective/adverb+subject+verb!
subject+verb+very+adjective/adverb.

in assertive sentence ,how is replaced by very and it is used after verb.

Read the bellow sentence:-

Hurrah!we have won.
It is a matter of joy that we have won.
Hurrah!your brother has gone abroad.
It is a matter of joy that  your brother has gone abroad.
Alas!I am undone.
It is a matter of sorrow that I am undone.

structure:-

Hurrah!subject+verb+ext.
It is a matter of joy that +subject+verb+ext.
Alas!subject+verb+ext
It is a matter of sorrow that +subject+verb+ext.

Hurrah is replaced by it is a matter of joy and Alas is replaced  by it is a matter of sorrow.

Read the following sentence:-

If I were a king!
I wish I were a king.
If I sang a song!
I wish I sang a song.

structure:-

If +subject+were/verb(past)+ext.!
Subject+wish+subject+were/verb(past)+ext.

Read the bellow sentence:-

Were I a child again!
I wish I were a child again.
Had they a car!
They wish they had a car.

structure:-

Were/Had+subject+ext.!
subject+wish+subject+were/had+ext.

Read the following sentence:-

Would that we could play cricket!
We wish we could play cricket.

structure:-

Would that+subject+could+verb+ext.!
subject+wish+subject+could +verb+ext.

 For if /would that subject+wish is used in assertive sentence.


LEARNING TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCE

Transformation of sentence

Assertive to Interrogative


Read the following sentence:-

Assertive:- He reads a book.
Interrogative:-Doesn't he read a book?
Assertive:- I go to the bus station.
Interrogative:-Don't I go to the bus station?
Assertive:- They made a noise.
Interrogative:-Didn't they make a noise?

structure:-

Assertive:- subject+verb+ext.
Interrogative:-to do +n't+subject+verb+ext?

If there is no auxiliary verb in the assertive sentence/affirmative sentence,to make it an interrogative sentence to do verb will be used as an auxiliary verb there and n't will have to add after the to do verb and to do with n't will be placed before the subject in the interrogative sentence.

Read the bellow sentence:-

Assertive:- I never drink tea.
Interrogative:-Do I ever drink tea?
Assertive:- He never goes there.
Interrogative:-Does he ever go there?

structure:-

Assertive:- subject+never+verb+ext.
Interrogative:-to do verb+subject+ever+verb+ext.?

Assertive:- There was nothing to do.
Interrogative:-Was there anything to do?
Assertive:- They will do nothing.
Interrogative:-Will they do anything?

structure:-

Assertive:- subject +auxiliary verb+verb+nothing+ext.
Interrogative:-auxiliary verb+subject+verb+anything+ext.?

Assertive:- Everybody hates a liar.
Interrogative:-Who doesn't hate a liar?
Assertive:- All must die.
Interrogative:-Who mustn't die?
Assertive:- Everyone wants friend.
Interrogative:-Who doesn't want friend?

structure:-

Assertive:- everybody/all/everyone+verb+ext.
Interrogative:-who+to do verb+n't+verb+ext?

Assertive:- Nobody can hit accurately.
Interrogative:-Who can hit accurately?
                        Can anybody hit accurately?

structure:-
Assertive:- nobody+auxiliary verb+ext.
Interrogative:-who+auxiliary verb+ext?
                       auxiliary verb+anybody+ext?

Assertive:- None/No one can do this.
Interrogative:-Who can do this?
                       Can any one do this?

structure:-

Assertive:- none/no one +auxiliary verb+ext.
Interrogative:- who +auxiliary verb+ext?
                          auxiliary verb+anyone+ext?