Essential English Grammar Sentence Transformation Rules

Essential English Grammar Sentence Transformations

• 1. TOO / ENOUGH
  (too + adj → not + adj opposite + enough)
  He is too young to drive. → He isn’t old enough to drive.
• 2. SO / SUCH
  (such + (a/an) + adj + noun → so + adj)
  It was such a difficult exam. → The exam was so difficult.
• 3. ALTHOUGH / DESPITE
  (although + S+V → despite + noun / -ing)
  Although it was raining, we went out. → Despite the rain, we went out.
• 4. BECAUSE / BECAUSE OF
  (because + S+V → because of + noun)
  We stayed home because it was raining. → We stayed home because of the rain.
• 5. IF / UNLESS
  (if not → unless)
  If you don’t study, you will fail. → You will fail unless you study.
• 6. USED TO
  (past habit → used to + inf)
  I played football when I was a child. → I used to play football.
• 7. PASSIVE VOICE
  (obj + be (same tense) + pp)
  They built this house in 2000. → This house was built in 2000.
• 8. REPORTED SPEECH
  (present → past)
  “I am tired,” she said. → She said that she was tired.
• 9. COMPARATIVES
  (opposite)
  This book is better than that one. → That book is worse than this one.
• 10. AS…AS
  (not as + adj + as)
  This car is faster than that one. → That car isn’t as fast as this one.
• 11. RELATIVE CLAUSES (WHO/WHICH/THAT)
  (joining sentences)
  The boy is my friend. He is playing football. → The boy who is playing football is my friend.
• 12. WHOSE
  (his/her → whose)
  I have a friend. His brother is a doctor. → I have a friend whose brother is a doctor.
• 13. GERUND / INFINITIVE
  (to → -ing)
  It is difficult to learn English. → Learning English is difficult.
• 14. MODALS
  (necessary → must)
  It is necessary to study. → You must study.
• 15. CAN / ABLE
  (can → be able)
  I can swim. → I am able to swim.
• 16. 2ND CONDITIONAL
  (if + past → would)
  I don’t have money, so I can’t travel. → If I had money, I would travel.
• 17. WISH
  (wish + past)
  I don’t have a car. → I wish I had a car.
• 18. PHRASAL VERBS
  (verb → phrasal)
  She removed her jacket. → She took off her jacket.
• 19. MAKE / LET
  (allow → let)
  My parents don’t allow me… → My parents don’t let me go out.
• 20. NOT ONLY…BUT ALSO
  (and → not only… but also)
  She is intelligent and funny. → She is not only intelligent but also funny.