Types Of Sentences 2012 13
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Types of Sentences
Date
Name
Subject-English
Standard 8 L M
Roll No.
2012-2013
Teacher’s Sign
1. Simple Sentence:
A sentence which has only one Subject and one Predicate is called a Simple Sentence. Or a sentence which has only one Finite Verb is called a Simple Sentence; as:
a) I saw a dog.
b) Tom is a good boy.
b) She ate a mango.
A Simple Sentence consists of one clause called Principal Clause.
2. Compound Sentence:
A sentence which consists of two or more Principal Clauses (Co-ordinate
Clauses) joined by conjunction(s) is called a Compound Sentence; as:
a) I looked at Jenny and she smiled at me.
b) Angila tried hard but failed in the examination.
1. To transform the simple sentence into a compound sentence:
A simple sentence can be transformed into a compound sentence by enlarging phrase or word into a co-ordinate clause.
Example-1:
• He must work hard to make up for the lost time.
This sentence can be made into two parts and those two parts can be joined by a conjunction ‘and’.
• He must work hard and make up the lost time.
Example-2:
• To his eternal disgrace, he betrayed his country.
• He betrayed his country and this was to his eternal disgrace.
2. Example-3:
• Besides robbing the poor child, he also murdered the child.
• He not only robbed the poor child but also murdered the child.
Example-4:
• The teacher punished the children for disobedience.
• The children were disobedient, so the teacher punished them
You can see How the Transformations of Sentence take place without changing the meaning of the sentence.
2. To transform a compound sentence into a simple sentence:
The following examples illustrate the chief ways in which the compound sentences are
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transformed into simple sentences.
Example-1:
• We must eat or we cannot live.
• We must eat to live.
Example-2:
• You must either pay the bill at once or return the goods.
• Failing prompt payment, the goods must be returned by you.
Types of Sentences
Date
Name
Subject-English
Standard 8 L M
Roll No.
2012-2013
Teacher’s Sign
1. Simple Sentence:
A sentence which has only one Subject and one Predicate is called a Simple Sentence. Or a sentence which has only one Finite Verb is called a Simple Sentence; as:
a) I saw a dog.
b) Tom is a good boy.
b) She ate a mango.
A Simple Sentence consists of one clause called Principal Clause.
2. Compound Sentence:
A sentence which consists of two or more Principal Clauses (Co-ordinate
Clauses) joined by conjunction(s) is called a Compound Sentence; as:
a) I looked at Jenny and she smiled at me.
b) Angila tried hard but failed in the examination.
1. To transform the simple sentence into a compound sentence:
A simple sentence can be transformed into a compound sentence by enlarging phrase or word into a co-ordinate clause.
Example-1:
• He must work hard to make up for the lost time.
This sentence can be made into two parts and those two parts can be joined by a conjunction ‘and’.
• He must work hard and make up the lost time.
Example-2:
• To his eternal disgrace, he betrayed his country.
• He betrayed his country and this was to his eternal disgrace.
2. Example-3:
• Besides robbing the poor child, he also murdered the child.
• He not only robbed the poor child but also murdered the child.
Example-4:
• The teacher punished the children for disobedience.
• The children were disobedient, so the teacher punished them
You can see How the Transformations of Sentence take place without changing the meaning of the sentence.
2. To transform a compound sentence into a simple sentence:
The following examples illustrate the chief ways in which the compound sentences are
Types of sentences std 8LM
Page 1
transformed into simple sentences.
Example-1:
• We must eat or we cannot live.
• We must eat to live.
Example-2:
• You must either pay the bill at once or return the goods.
• Failing prompt payment, the goods must be returned by you.