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Transformation of Sentences

What is clause and examples?

There are two types of Clause

1. Independent Clause: it is a sentence or a part of multi clause-sentence that contains subject and predicate both. The sentence can use a conjunction like or, for, nor, yet, but etc.Example- we visited Delhi, but we did not go to India Gate. 
2. Dependent Clause: The clause that has subject and predicate and that cannot be stand alone as a sentence. 

Types of the dependent clause

• Adjective clause or Relative clause: the clause where adjective comes before a noun or pronoun like who, which, that, where etc. Example- This is a palace that we saw in the movie.
• Adverb or adverbial clause: The clause that starts from subordinating conjunction like because, although, when, until etc.
• Noun Clause: a sentence where clause works as a compliment, the subject is called a noun. Example- what we saw at the theatre was unbelievable.

Transformation Sentences

Complex sentence
The complex sentence refers to a sentence that has one clause or one or more subordinate clause. Example – he confessed that he was guilty of his illegal act.

Compound sentence
The compound sentence refers to a sentence which has more than one main clause. Example-I went for a movie named Transformer but the movie tickets were all booked.

Rules for transforming the simple sentence into a complex sentence

1. Present participle in a simple sentence can be converted into a complex sentence by adding since, as or when in the first half of the sentence.
   E.g. – Closing a door, I went back to the room
   Transformed - when I closed the door, I went back to the room.
2. Being/ verb + ing can be converted by adding/then/since at the first half of the sentence.
   E.g. - after winning the match he cried.
   Transformed – As he won the match he cried.
3. “to” in the simple sentence, to convert into a complex sentence by adding “so that” in the sentence.
   E.g. – we drink for thirst
   Transformed – we drink so that we are thirsty.
4. In the simple sentence “in spite of/despite”, to convert into a complex sentence by adding “though/although” in the sentence.
   E.g. – In spite of being rich, she cook her food.
   Transformed – though she is rich she cook her food.
5. Add “since” in the sentence instead of “because of” to transform the sentence into the complex.
   E.g. – because of his illness, he could not attend the school
   Transformed- since he was ill, he could not join the school.
6. “subject+verb+object+ present participle” type of simple sentence can be converted into the complex by adding “subject+verb+object+relative+pronoun of the object+ be ver according to relative pronoun and tense + rest of the sentence”.
   E.g. - I saw a bird flying
   Transformed- I saw a bird which was flying.
7. The simple sentence starting with “without” can be transformed into the complex by adding “if/in case” in the sentence.
   E.g. -  without adding the sugar the coffee will taste bad.
   Transformed- if you do not add sugar the coffee will taste bad.