Transformation of Sentences Class 9
Transformation of Sentences
What is Transformation of Sentences?
Transformation of sentences is the process of changing the form of a sentence while simultaneously ensuring that its original meaning is maintained. This process gives writers the opportunity to expression their views differently and to draw the desired reactions.
There are various ways of transforming sentences.
Using Degrees of Comparison:
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| No other city in India is as crowded as Mumbai | Mumbai is more crowded than any other city in India | Mumbai is the most crowded city in India |
| Very few authors are as engaging as Rajeev. | Rajeev is more engaging than most of the other authors | Rajeev is among the few most engaging authors. |
| It is good to speak up as opposed to suffering silently | It is better to speak up than suffer silently. | It is best to speak up and avoid suffering silently. |
| No other house he owns is as large as the one they live in. | The house they live in is larger than the other houses he owns. | The house they live in is the largest he owns. |
Using Active and Passive Voice:
| Active Voice | Passive Voice |
| Jack received a gift from an unknown person on his birthday. | A gift from an unknown person was received by Jack on his birthday. |
| The king immediately ordered the arrest of the traitor. | The arrest of the traitor was immediately ordered by the king |
| Mr. Gupta hired her for the manager’s position | She was hired for the manager’s position by Mr. Gupta. |
Replacing the adverb ‘too’ with ‘so’:
| too | so |
| The problem is too complex for her to solve it in time | The problem is so complex that she will not be able to solve it in time. |
| They were too young for such a dangerous expedition | They were so young that they should not have undertaken such a dangerous expedition. |
| The man was snoring too loudly for his wife to hear the thieves breaking in. | The man was snoring so loudly that his wife could not hear the thieves breaking in. |
Using Different Parts of Speech:
CHANGING A NOUN TO A VERB
| The car has a high level of fuel consumption | The car consumes a lot of fuel. |
| He gave cautious replies to the inquiries. | He replied cautiously to the inquiries. |
| There was a smell of stale fool in the room. | The room smelled of stale food. |
