SYNTHESIS OF SENTENCES PPT FOR ENGLISH FL

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

1. SYNTHESIS OF SENTENCES MEANS THE COMBINATION OF TWO OR MORE SIMPLE SENTENCES INTO ONE NEW SENTENCE- SIMPLE, COMPOUND OR COMPLEX,

2. BY USING A PARTICIPLE~ THIS IS ONLY POSSIBLE WHEN THE SENTENCES HAVE A COMMON SUBJECT The General heard Rostov till the end. He shook his head gravely . Having heard Rostov to the end, the general shook his head gravely. T he subject ‘General’ is common in both these sentences. Thus, both the sentences can be combined into one simple sentence. I did my work. I played video games for a while. Having done my work, I played video games for a while. Here, the subject ‘I’ is common. Hence, the two sentences can be combined.

3. BY USING AN INFINITIVE~ The team has a captain. He leads other team members. The team has a captain to lead other team members. I speak the truth. I am not afraid of it. I am not afraid to speak the truth.

4. BY USING A NOUN OR PHRASE WITHIN COMMAS IN THE SENTENCE~ Mr Mathews was elected President. He is a well known orator. Mr Mathews, a well known orator , was elected President. Gold is a precious metal. It is bright and yellow Gold, a precious metal , is bright and yellow.

5. BY USING A PREPOSITION~ Besides playing tennis, she skis very well. Besides being a businessman, he is a musician. I n spite of working very hard, he didn’t manage to pass the exam. In spite of having all the necessary qualifications, they didn’t offer me the job.

6. BY USING AN ADVERB OR AN ADVERBIAL PHRASE~ The accident was caused due to human error. That is certain. The accident was certainly caused by human error. King of Hungary was nominated on 15 th July. It was a joint decision King of Hungary was unanimously elected on 15 th July. He deserved to succeed. He failed. He failed undeservedly .

7. WHEN THE PAIR OF SENTENCES HAS DIFFERENT SUBJECTS~ It was a simple dress. She did not buy it. It being a simple dress, she did not but it. (Not being a simple dress, she did not buy it. It would mean ‘she’ was a simple dress.) I was transferred. I returned home. Having been transferred, I returned home. (Not having transferred, I returned home. It would mean that the subject transferred himself to his hometown.)