CHART OF TRANSFORMATION
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Simple |
Complex |
Compound |
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1 |
Verb+
ing A. Doing the work, he will help me. B. Having written the letter, I posted it. |
When/since/as A. When he will do the work, he will help me. B. When I had written the letter, I posted it. |
And/ And so A. He will do the work and help me. B. I had written the letter and posted it. |
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2 |
Being Being ill, I can’t do the work. |
When/since/as Since I am ill, I can’t do the work. |
And /and so I am ill and can’t do the work. |
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3 |
Because
of +verb+ ing /noun Because of illness, I can’t help him. |
Since/as/because Since I am ill, I can’t help him. |
And/
and so I am ill and so I can’t help him. |
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4 |
To+v1/
infinitive We try hard to prosper in life. |
So
that We try hard so that we can prosper in life. |
Want/
wanted+ and We want to prosper in life and we try hard. |
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5 |
In
spite of/ despite +noun + verb + ing Despite being poor, he bought a computer. |
Though/although Although he was poor, he bought a computer. |
But He was poor but he bought a computer. |
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6 |
By
+ verb + ing / N .P By running fast, you can catch the bus. |
If If you run fast, you can catch the bus. |
Imperative
+ and Run fast and you can catch the bus. |
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7 |
Without
+ verb +ing / N.P A. Without working hard, you can’t be a great man. B. Without doing so, you will die. |
Unless
/if not A. you can’t be a great man if you don't work hard. B. If you do not do it, you will die. |
Imperative
+ or A. Work hard or you can’t be a great man. B. Do or die. |
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8 |
Noun/pronoun(me,you,us,him, Her,
them)+verb+ing A. I saw Habib playing cricket. B. I saw him going to the field. |
…..when
+sub + verb Or,
who + verb A. I saw Habib when he was playing cricket. B. I saw him when he was going to the field. |
And A. I saw Habib and he was playing cricket. B. I saw him and he was going to the field. |
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9 |
Noun/
pronoun + verb + ing I found a bird sleeping on a tree. |
…when
+sub + verb Or,
which +verb I found a bird when it was sleeping on a tree. |
And I found a bird and it was sleeping on a tree. |
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10 |
Too….to+v1 Rifa is too weak to work hard. |
So….
+that…… Rifa is so weak that she cannot work hard. |
Very…..and/
so Rifa is very weak so she can’t work hard. |
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11 |
Sub+tobe+
very +adj +noun Rajib is a good boy. |
….who/
which +verb + adjective Rajib is a boy who is good. |
And Rajib is a boy and he is good. |
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12 |
If
the adjective qualifies the subject A. Unity is strength. B. She is a beautiful girl. C. Health is wealth. |
Sub+
verb+ noun+ relative pronoun+ tobe+ adjective A. It is unity which is strength. B. She is a girl who is beautiful. C. It is health which is wealth. |
And A. It is unity and it is strength. B. She is a girl and she is beautiful. C. It is health and that is wealth. |
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13 |
In,
on,at+time word A. Sadaf went to kuakata at eight. B. I was in Dhaka in 1971. C. He woke up at the time of rain. |
When+subordinate
clause. A.Sadaf went to kuakata when he was eight. B. When it was 1971, I was in Dhaka. C. When it was raining, I woke up. |
And A.Sadaf was eight and he went to kuakata. B. It was 1971 and I was in Dhaka. C. He woke up, and it was raining. |
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14 |
Besides
being Besides being punctual Mr. Rahim is sincere. |
When When Mr. Rahim is punctual, he is sincere. |
Not
only ------but also Mr. Rahim is not only punctual but also sincere. |



