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    This document discusses different types of sentences: simple, compound, and complex. It provides examples and definitions for each. A simple sentence contains one main clause. A compound sentence contains two or more main clauses joined with coordinating conjunctions like "and" or "but." A complex sentence contains one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses, which are dependent clauses joined with subordinating conjunctions like "although" or "if."

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    This document discusses different types of sentences: simple, compound, and complex. It provides examples and definitions for each. A simple sentence contains one main clause. A compound sentence contains two or more main clauses joined with coordinating conjunctions like "and" or "but." A complex sentence contains one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses, which are dependent clauses joined with subordinating conjunctions like "although" or "if."

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    This document discusses different types of sentences: simple, compound, and complex. It provides examples and definitions for each. A simple sentence contains one main clause. A compound sentence contains two or more main clauses joined with coordinating conjunctions like "and" or "but." A complex sentence contains one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses, which are dependent clauses joined with subordinating conjunctions like "although" or "if."

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    TRANSFORMATION

    OF SENTENCES
    SIMPLE, COMPOUND, COMPLEX
    SENTENCES
    Sentences

    Simple Compound Complex

    Kinds of sentences
    Phrase and Clause
    Phrase
    Group of words.
    No complete meaning.
    No finite verb.
    Eg: being late, working hard, before sunrise
    Clause
    Group of words.
    Subject + Predicate
    Eg: You should give me.
    Clause

    You => subject

    ●
    You should give me.

    should give me=>predicate


    Clause
    Main
    Subordinate clause
    clause

    Types of clauses
    Independent sentence
    Gives complete meaning
    Main part of a sentence

    Eg: You should give me.


    He is honest.

    Main clause
    Subject and a finite verb
    Dependent on main clause in a
    sentence
    No complete meaning
    Main part of a sentence

    Eg: If I asked you


    Though he is poor

    Subordinate clause
    Simple sentence
    One subject and one predicate

    One main clause + phrase

    Eg: I asked you.


    You have learnt it properly.
    You should give me
    Simple sentence

    I => subject

    ●
    I asked you.
    ●
    One main clause

    asked you=>predicate
    Compound sentence
    Two or more main clauses connected by the
    coordinating conjuctions
    Coordinating conjuctions:
    and, but, still, and so, or, or else, otherwise,
    immediately, yet.
    Eg: He is handicapped but he has passed the
    exam.
    She is very beautiful and so all boys like her.
    Kumar is studying well yet he has not passed
    the exam.
    Compound sentence

    He is handicapped=>Main clause

    ●
    He is handicapped but he has passed the exam.
    ●
    Two main clause with coordinating conjunction ‘but’

    he has passed the exam=>Main


    clause, but = > conjunction
    Complex sentence
    One main clause and two or more
    subordinate class
    Connected by the subordinating conjuctions
    Subordinating conjuctions:
    when, while, after, as, though, although,
    eventhough, if, unless, since, because, as
    soon as, so...that... Not
    Eg:Though he is poor he is honest.
    As he was ill he died.
    After winning the case he settled at Trichy.
    Complex sentence
    Though he is poor=>subordinate
    clause
    ●
    Though he is poor he is honest.
    ●
    One main clause and one subordinate clause with subordinating
    conjunction ‘though’

    he is honest=>Main clause,
    though = > conjunction
    Type Simple Compound Complex
    1. .....ing and When, while, after, as
    2. Inspite of.... but, still, yet though, although,
    eventhough
    3. in the event of... and so if
    in case of...
    4. in the event of or, or else, unless
    not... otherwise
    5. because of... and so as, since, because
    on account of...
    6. immediately on... at once, as soon as
    immediately
    7. too... to... very... and... so... that...not
    8. the place of... ---- Where
    9. the reason of... ---- Why
    10. the time of ... ---- When
    11. the method of ... ---- How

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