Transformation (Simple Complex Compound)
No Simple Complex Compound
1 Present participle (V1+ ING) As/When/Since And
Seeing the tiger, he ran away. As he saw the tiger, he ran He saw the tiger and ran
away. away.
2 Inspite Though/Although But/yet
of/despite/Notwithstanding Though I ran fast, Imissed the I ran fast but missed the
(his/my/our/ their/ her/ your)+ bus. bus.
(V1+ING)
Inspite of my running fast, I
missed the bus.
3 By + V1+ Ing If + Positive Condition Imperative +And
By reading well, you will pass. If you read well, you will pass. Read well and you will pass.
4 Without + VI-ING / NOUN If + Negative Condition/Unless + S Imperative + Or
Without running fast, you will If you do not run fast, you will Run fast or you will miss the train.
miss the train. miss the train.
5 To + V1(purpose) That/So that +S+ S + wants/want/wanted
We went to market to buy a Can/Could/May/ might+ V1 +to +And so+
car. We went to market so that we We Wanted to by a car
could buy a car. and so we went to market.
6 Too---to So….That + S + Can/Could/May/ very---- and
I am too weak to talk. might +not+ V 1 I am so weak that I can not
The load is too heavy for me I am so weak that I can not talk.
to carry. talk. The load is so heavy that I can The load is so heavy that I
carry it. can carry it.
7 Besides + V1+ING While not only -- but also
Besides being a good boy he While he is a good boy, he is a He is not only a good boy
is a good player. good player. but player.
8 S + present participle S+ who/which/that + Main verb And
The boy standing at the door The boy who stood was my The boy stood at the door and
was my student. student. was my student.
9 Adj + S S+ who/which/that + be verb + And
The meritorious boy was adj The boy was meritorious
given the prize. The boy who was meritorious and was given the prize.
was given the prize.
10 owing to/because off/ for + As/because/since And
noun / due to As I was ill, I was absent. I was ill and I was absent.
Owing to my illness was
absent.
11 At the time of +his /my/ our/ When (different subject) And
their/ her/your + (v1+ ING) When I was reading, he called I was reading and he called
At the time of my reading, he called me. me.
me.
12 S + having/being When (different subject) And
The sun having set, we The sun had set, we The sun had set, and we
returned home. returned home. returned home.
13 on the + Noun As soon as/When (different And immediately
On the arrival of the mails, the subject) The mail will arrive and
steamer will leave. As soon as the mails arrive the immed- iately the steamer will
steamer will leave. leave.
14 At the age of +---- When And
As the age of seven I visited When was seven I visited I was seven, and then I
Singapore. Singapore. visited Singapore.
15 In + summer/winter etc. When And
In summer he came here. When it was summer, he came It was summer and then he
here. came here.
16 During when And
He visited China during When it was vacation, he It was vacation and then he
vacation. visited China. visited China.
17 Immediately on + V1+ ING As soon as And at once/ Immediately
Immediately on hearing the As soon as he heard the news, He heard the news and at
news, he ran away. he ran away. once he ran away.
18 Besides +not+ V1+/ING While Neither — nor
Besides not returning the goods, While he did not return the He neither returned the
he did not pay the bill. goods, he did not pay the bill. goods nor paid the bill.
19 In the event of If Either — or
In the event of Shirin's not If Shirin does not come, she Either Shirin will come or
coming, she will send a letter. will send a letter. she will send a letter.
20 Immediately on + V1+ ing No sooner And at once
Immediately on seeing the No sooner had he seen the He had seen the teacher and
teacher he went into the room. teacher than he went into the at once went into the room.
room.
