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Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
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Technical term
Sir,
1.I saw my geriend. I ran to meet him.
This sentence can be written like as given below
2.Seeing my friend, I ran to meet her.
What technical term you people use for this type of conversion?
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Another conversion
3.I saw my father. He was picking up flowers.
This sentence may be written like ----
4. I saw my father picking up flowers.
What technical term you people use for this type of conversion?
Thanks.
1.I saw my geriend. I ran to meet him.
This sentence can be written like as given below
2.Seeing my friend, I ran to meet her.
What technical term you people use for this type of conversion?
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Another conversion
3.I saw my father. He was picking up flowers.
This sentence may be written like ----
4. I saw my father picking up flowers.
What technical term you people use for this type of conversion?
Thanks.
Top answer
Sorry, I just call it 'converting simple sentences into a complex sentence'. In both cases, you have subordinated one clause to the other.
- Sorry, I just call it 'converting simple sentences into a complex sentence'.
- In both cases, you have subordinated one clause to the other.
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Sorry, I just call it 'converting simple sentences into a complex sentence'. In both cases, you have subordinated one clause to the other.
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