SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

1. How can you transform simple to compound sentence?

2. How can you transform compound to simple sentence?

3. How can you transform simple to complex sentence?

4. How can you transform compound to simple sentence?

5. How can you transform compound to complex sentence?

6. Change an affirmative into the negative sentence.

Only Nam can help me. ________none but nam can help me

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7. Change an affirmative into the negative sentence.

Maria likes only sweet. ______Maria likes nothing but sweets.

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8. Change an affirmative into the negative sentence.

Peter is only eight. __________Peter is not more than eight.

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9. Change an affirmative into the negative sentence.

Quyen has only a helmet. _____Quyen has not more than a helmet.

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10. Change an affirmative into the negative sentence.

My boss alone can save us. ____none but My boss can save us.

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11. Change an affirmative into the negative sentence.

You must obey your parents. ____You cannot but obey your parents.

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12. Change an affirmative into the negative sentence.

He has to go home now. ________________He can not but go home now.

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13. Change an affirmative into the negative sentence.

Sam had to take a trip to Australia. _______Sam could not but take a trip to Australia.

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14. Change an affirmative into the negative sentence.

I need to go home. _______________I cannot but go home.

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15. Change an affirmative into the negative sentence.

My brother has many roommates. _____________My brother has not a few roomates.

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16. Change an affirmative into the negative sentence.

Trang has a few friends. _____Trang has not many friend.

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17. Change an affirmative into the negative sentence.

I have a little money. ________________i have not much money

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17. Change an affirmative into the negative sentence.

I have much money. ____I have not a little money.

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18. Change an affirmative into the negative sentence.

As soon as the thief saw the police, he run away. ______________No sooner had the thief seen the

police than he run away. ____________________________

19. Change an affirmative into the negative sentence.

Scarcely had the thief seen the police when he fled away. ___________No sooner had the thief seen the

police than he fled away._________________________

20. Change an affirmative into the negative sentence.

Hardly had the bird seen the hunter when it flew away. __________no sooner had the birth seen the

hunter than it flew away. ____________________________

21. Change an affirmative into the negative sentence.

Every person loves peace. ______________There is no person who dose not love peace.

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22. Change an affirmative into the negative sentence.

My father is as wise as our Headmaster. _________My father is not less wise than our Headmaster.

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23. Change an affirmative into the negative sentence.

My father is less wise than our Headmaster. ________________My father is not as wise as our

Headmaster. _______________________________

24. Change an affirmative into the negative sentence.

He is both a lawyer and a teacher. _____He is not only a lawyer but also a teacher.

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25. Change an affirmative into the negative sentence.

He is too young to drive a car. __He is so young that he cannot drive a car.

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26. Change an affirmative into the negative sentence.

Anna sometimes comes to our house. __________Anna dose not always come to our house.

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27. Change an affirmative into the negative sentence.

Alibaba was always patient.________________Alibaba was never patient.

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28. Change an affirmative into the negative sentence.

_________________________________________________________ never again

29. Change an affirmative into the negative sentence.

The woman is beautiful. ______________________________________________________________

30. Change an affirmative into the negative sentence.

Health is wealth. _____________________________________________________________________

2. Change of Structure

31. Change simple to compound

Lan goes to work everyday by motorbike. She stays at home at weekends.

-Lan goes to work everyday by motorbike and she stays at home at weekends.
32. Change simple to compound

He was a bad boy. He tried to rescue a child in the storm.

-He was a bad boy ,but he tried to rescue a child in the storm

33. Change simple to compound

It rains heavily. I stay indoors.

- It rains heavily so I stay indoors.

34. Change simple to compound

The father punished his children for their disobedience.

- He disobeyed, so his father punished him.

35. Change simple to compound

We must eat to live.

36. Change simple to compound

To have achievements in my life, I always try my best to do everything.

37. Change compound to simple

He got up so early and he walked away.

38. Change compound to simple

The weather was so cold, but I didn’t wear a sweater.

39. Change compound to simple

We must eat or we cannot live.

40. Change compound to simple

My mother went home and children opened the door.

41. Change Simple to Complex

Jannie worn the torn shirt.

42. Change Simple to Complex

I hope to hear from you soon.

43. Change Simple to Complex

His decision influences the success of the team.

44. Change Simple to Complex

You may go anywhere.

45. Change Simple to Complex

I don’t decide to do ot without my permission.

46. Change Complex to Simple

The man who talked to me yesterday is my best friend.

47. Change Complex to Simple

Youth is the time when character is formed.

48. Change Complex to Simple

While I was walking along the street, I saw an accident.

49. Change Complex to Simple

My friend took a train to the city center because She saved money.

50. Change Complex to Simple

Although he studied so hard, he couldn’t pass the exam.

51. Change Complex to Simple

The question is so difficult that my teacher cannot find the answer.

52. Change Complex to Simple

It was such an interesting novel that I read it many times.

53. Change Complex to Simple

The boy was so fast that noone can keep up with him.

54. Change Active to passive

People think that Mary could pass the exam.

55. Change Active to passive

He had the mechanic repair the car.

56. Change passive to Active

She was reported to work in an international school.

57. Degree of comparison

He is not so young as my friend.

58. Change of Speech

I said to him: “love and obey your parents.”

59. Change of Speech

She said to me: “Burglars broke into my house last night.”

60. Change of Speech

He said: “Will you work with him tommorrow.”

61. Tranform this sentence without changing its meaning

A big monkey is on the tree.

62. Allan knocked the door.