Transformation of Sentences — Flashcards

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Transformation of sentences is changing the form of a sentence without changing its meaning. The same idea can be written in different sentence forms.

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Sentences are classified by function as assertive, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory. Assertive sentences make statements, interrogative sentences ask questions, imperative sentences give comm…

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Sentences are classified by structure as simple, compound, or complex. A simple sentence has no subordinate or coordinate clause, a compound sentence has clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction, …

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An assertive sentence makes a statement. It may be affirmative or negative. Example: He is honest. This is an assertive-affirmative sentence. Example: He is not dishonest. This is an assertive-negativ…

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An interrogative sentence asks a question. Example: Is he not honest? The sentence asks something and ends with a question mark.

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An imperative sentence gives a command, request, or instruction. It tells someone to do something and often begins directly with the verb.

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An exclamatory sentence expresses strong emotion. It has a different word order from an assertive sentence because of that strong feeling. Example: What a convincing victory for our team!

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Exclamatory sentences express strong emotion, so their word order is slightly different from assertive sentences. When changing an exclamatory sentence into an assertive one, the normal word order is …