Transformation of Sentences

Man is mortal.

I like my school.

Man is not immortal.

I do not dislike my school.

Only father can help us.

Only the brave deserve the fair.

None but father can help us.

None but the brave deserve the fair.

Only the moon was visible.

The writer ate only mutton.

Nothing but the moon was visible.

The writer ate nothing but mutton.

I need only 100 taka.

She is only 5 years old.

I need not more than 10 taka.

She is not more than 5 years old.

God alone can help us.

Ali was alone in the field.

None but God can help us.

None but Ali was in the field.

I must do it now.

She must come.

I cannot but do it now.

She cannot but come.

Every mother loves her child.

Every man likes flowers.

There is no mother but loves her child.

There is no man but likes flowers.

Both you and your brothers are guilty.

I like both reading and writing.

Not only you but also your brothers are guilty.

I like not only reading but also writing.

As soon as the thief saw the police, he ran away.

As soon as he reached home, it began to rain.

No sooner had the thief seen the police than he ran away.

No sooner had he reached home than it began to rain.

The man is too weak to walk.

He is too lazy to work hard.

The man is so weak that he cannot walk.

He is so lazy that he cannot work hard.

Dhaka is older than Khulna.

Shampa is the best girl of the class.

Khulna is not as old as Dhaka.

No other girl of the class is as good as Shampa.

If you work hard, you will prosper in life.

If you do not work hard, you will not prosper in life.

Unless you work hard, you will not prosper in life.

A tiger can see in the dark.

I know how to swim.

She sings a melodious song.

I caught him by the hand.

Can’t a tiger see in the dark?

Don’t I know how to swim?

Doesn’t she sing a melodious song?

Didn’t I catch him by the hand?

I can never forget a man like you.

There is no use of wasting time.

Can I ever forget a man like you?

Is there any use of wasting time?

Who doesn’t love flowers?

Does anyone hate flowers?

Doesn't everyone love flowers?

How fast my hair grows!

How sweetly the cuckoo sings!

My hair grows very fast.

The cuckoo sings very sweetly.

What a beautiful bird it is!

What a fool you are!

It is a very beautiful bird.

You are a great fool.

If I were young again!

If I had the wings of a dove!

I wish I were young again.

I wish I had the wings of a dove.

Had I been a merchant!

Had I possessed a lot of wealth!

I wish I had been a merchant.

I wish I had possessed a lot of wealth.

Hurrah! We have won the match.

Hurrah! I have got A+.

It is a matter of joy that we have won the match.

It is a matter of joy that I have got A+.

Alas! He has failed.

Alas! I am undone.

It is a matter of sorrow that he has failed.

It is a matter of sorrow that I am undone.

Fie! You are a fool.

Fie! You are a cheat.

It is a matter of shame that you are a fool.

It is a matter of shame that you are a cheat.

You should think before you leap.

You should not go out in cold weather.

Think before you leap.

Do not go out in cold weather.

He helps the poor.

I eat rice.

We do not tell a lie.

She wants to go out.

Let Harry sing now.

Let him help the poor.

Let me eat rice.

Let us not tell a lie.

Let her go out.

Harry should sing now.

1. -but-

He is poor but happy.

He is healthy but he does not work at all.

Though/ Although

Though he is poor, he is happy.

Although he is healthy, he does not work at all.

In spite of

In spite of his being poor*, he is happy.

In spite of being healthy, he does not work at all.

Or

Read books or you cannot pass.

Unless you read books, you cannot pass.

Without reading books, you cannot pass.

-and-

He stood first and got a prize.

As/ Since/ Because

As he stood first, he got a prize. / He got a prize because he stood first.

Because of his standing first, he got a prize. / Standing first, he got a prize.

-and-

Most people are farmers and they live in villages.

Asma is a teacher and she teaches English.

-Relative Pronoun

Most people who are farmers live in villages.

Asma who is a teacher she teaches English.

Being farmers, most people live in villages./Farmers live in villages.

Asma, a teacher, teaches English.

-and-(Time)

It was night and I was sleeping.

It is Friday and our school is closed.

It was night when I was sleeping.

It is Friday when our school is closed.

At night I was sleeping.

Our school is closed on Friday.

-and-(Place)

It is house and people live here.

It was a small pond and some frogs lived there.

It is house where people live.

It was a small pond where some frogs lived.

People live in house.

Some frogs lived in a small pond.

-and-(Purpose)

They come here and enjoy themselves.

We should read books and gain knowledge.

They come here so that they enjoy themselves.

We should read books so that we can gain knowledge.

We should read books to gain knowledge.

very + adjective + and

He is very weak and cannot walk.

The tea was very hot and I could not drink it.

so + adjective + that

He is so weak that he cannot walk.

The tea was so hot that I could not drink it.

too + adjective + to

He is too weak to walk.

The tea was too hot to drink.

Dhaka is a city and it is big.

Nobin is a man and he is wise.

Dhaka is a city which is big.

Nobin is a man who is wise.

Adj+N

Dhaka is a big city.

Nobin is a wise man.

Once there was a king and his name was Lear.

here was a boy and he was called Polo.

Once there was a king whose name was Lear.

There was a boy who was called Polo.

Once there was a king named Lear.

There was a boy called Polo.

It is unity which is strength.

I do not know what his name is.

Unity is strength.

I do not know his name.