1️⃣ Use “not only … but also”
Rule:
It is used to join two similar ideas.
The structure shows emphasis on both actions/qualities.
Example:
The mist conceals the hills. It blankets them in silence too.
The mist not only conceals the hills but also blankets them in silence.
2️⃣ Change the Voice (Active → Passive)
Rule:
In active voice, the subject does the action.
In passive voice, the action is done to the subject.
Use: am / is / are / was / were + past participle (V³)
Example:
I can hear him running about on the hillside.
He can be heard running about on the hillside.
3️⃣ Use “without”
Rule:
“Without” shows that something happens and another thing does NOT happen.
The verb after “without” is always in -ing form.
Example:
They sometimes contrive to go unnoticed.
They sometimes contrive to go without being noticed.
4️⃣ Turn into Affirmative
Rule:
Remove negative words like not, never, no.
Replace them with a positive meaning.
Example:
It doesn’t keep me from sleeping.
It allows me to sleep.
OR
It does not prevent me from sleeping → It lets me sleep.
5️⃣ Turn into a Complex Sentence
Rule:
A complex sentence has:
One main clause
One subordinate clause
Use words like which, that, who, because, when, while.
Example:
Water drips from a leaking drainpipe.
Water drips from a drainpipe which is leaking.
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