Transformation of Sentences:
( SIMPLE, COMPOUND, AND
COMPLEX)
A Simple Sentence.
Def: - A Simple sentence is one
which has only one Subject and one Predicate.
[Or] A simple sentence is one which
has only one Subject and one Predicate.
Next, sentence 2 consists of two parts
:
(i) The star was bright.
(ii) We could sec our way.
These two parts are joined by the
Coordinating Conjunction and.
Each part contains a Subject and a predicate of its own. Each part is what we call a
Clause.
We further notice that each Clause
makes good sense by itself, and hence could stand by
itself as a separate sentence. Each clause is therefore independent of the other or of the
same order or rank and is called A principal or Main Clause.
A sentence, such as the second,
which is made up of Principal or Main Clauses, is called
A
Compound Sentence.
Sentence 3 consists of three Clauses
of the same order or rank. In other words, sentence 3 consists of three A principal or Main Clauses, viz:
(i) Night came on
(ii) Rain fell heavily
(iii) We all got very wet. Such a
sentence is also called a Compound sentence.
Def:- A Compound sentence is one
made up of two or more Principal or Main Clauses. Sentence 4 consists of two
parts:-
(i) They rested.
(ii) When the evening came.
Each part contains a Subject and a The predicate of its own, and forms part of a large sentence. Each part is
therefore a Clause.
We further notice that the Clause,
They rested, makes good sense by itself, and hence could stand by itself as a
complete sentence. It is therefore called the Principal or Main
Clause.
The Clause, when evening came,
cannot stand by itself and make good sense. It is dependent on the Clause, they
rested. It is therefore called a Dependent or Subordinate
Clause.
A
Complex Sentence
A sentence, such as the fourth, is
called a Complex
Sentence.
Sentence 5 consists of three clauses:-
(i) The people said. (Main Clause).
(ii) As the boxers advanced into the
ring. (Subordinate Adverb Clause.)
(iii) They would not allow them to
fight. (Subordinate Noun Clause.)
Such a sentence is also called a
Complex sentence.
Def:- A Complex sentence consists of
one Main Clause and one or more Subordinate Clauses.