SYNTHESIS

                                                                                                   SYNTHESIS

Synthesis – Synthesis means the combination of two or more simple sentences into one new sentence – Simple, Compound or Complex.

Clause – A clause is a group of words which forms part of a sentence and contains a subject and finite verb of its own.

Finite verb – The verb which agrees with the subject in number and person is said to be finite verb.

                                (Finite verb depends on the subject.)

                e.g. –

                                I am poor. He is poor. You are poor. I write a letter. He writes a letter. You write a letter.

               

                                                There are three kinds of clause –

a)      Principal Clause or, Main Clause or, Independent Clause

b)     Co-ordinate Clause

c)      Subordinate Clause or, Subordinating Clause or, Dependent Clause

Principal Clause – The clause which does not depend on another clause is said to be Principal Clause.

                e.g. –

                                I know that he is an intelligent boy.

                                He went to market and bought some apples.

                                That the sun rises in the east (it) is known to all.

                                What to do (it) is a problem.

                                That he is honest (it) is doubtful.

Co-ordinate Clause – The sentence which starts with co-ordinating conjunction is said to be co-ordinate clause.

                e.g. –

                                He is poor but (he) honest.

                                       P. C. C. C.

                                (You) labour hard otherwise you will fell in the examination.

                                                P. C.                                                       C. C.

Subordinate Clause – The sentence/clause which starts with subordinating conjunction is said to be subordinate clause.

                e.g. –

                                She knew that they did not win the match.

                                     P. C.                                  S. C.

                                Unless you work hard, you will not pass the examination.

                                                S. C.                                                        P. C.

                                (You) wait here until I return.

                                                P. C.                       S. C.

                                The boy who lives in America is my neighbor cousin.

                                                                                                S. C.

                                The boy is my neighbour’s cousin. (P. C.)

                                God helps those who help themselves.

                                                P. C.                       S. C.