English Grammar Practice Test: Transformation of Sentences — Flashcards

Transformation of Sentences problems cover: Sentence transformation, converting simple sentences into compound sentences, and converting compound sentences into simple sentences.

Sentence transformation is the process of changing a sentence's form without changing its meaning. It can also be a type of test where you complete an incomplete sentence so that it has the same meaning as a complete sentence. 

Here are some rules for transforming sentences:
Affirmative to negative: Add "not" after the verb or between verbs.
Assertive to interrogative: Invert the position of the subject and the auxiliary verb.
Convert a phrase into a clause: Add a subject and conjugate the verb according to the tense of the main clause.
Change the conjunctions accordingly: Some conjunctions to use include "In spite of + verb + ing", "Despite + verb + ing", "But", "Though", "Yet", "Although", "Still", "Even though", "And/And so", "As/since/because", "On + verb +ing", "In case of", and "In the event".
Add subject + should in doing assertive: For example, "Do the work" becomes "You should do the work".
Replace "please/kindly" by "you are requested to".
In a simple sentence that starts with "without", add "if/in case" to convert it into a complex sentence: For example, "Without adding the sugar the dish will taste bad" becomes "If you do not add sugar the dish will taste bad".
Imperative to interrogative: For example, "Get away from the pool" can be transformed into "Will you get away from the pool or not?" .
Degrees of comparison: For example, "Blue Whale is larger than all the other mammals in the world" can be transformed into "No other mammal in the world is as large as the Blue Whale".