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The news is too good to be true.
The news is so good that it cannot be true.
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These apples are too cheap to be good
These apples are so cheap that they cannot be good.
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He is too clever not to see through your tricks.
He is so clever that she will see through your tricks.
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Positive: I am as strong as he.
Comparitive: He is not stronger than I.
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Positive: No other metal is as useful as iron.
Comparitive: Iron is more useful than any other metal.
Superlative: Iron is the most useful of all metals.
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Superlative: Mittal is one of the richest persons in the world.
Comparative: Mittal is richer than most other persons in world.
Positive: Very few persons in the world are as rich as as Mittal.
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Positive: Few historians write as interestingly as Joshi
Comparitive: Joshi writes more interestingly than most historians.
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Positive: Wellice plaza is not the tallest of all the buildings in the city.
Comparitive: Wellice plaza is not taller than some other buildings in the city.
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Active: Cat stabbed rat.
Passive: Rat was killed by cat.
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Active: Who taught you grammar?
Passive: By whom were you taught grammar?
By whom was grammar taught you?
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Active: Give the order.
Passive: Let the order be given.
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He is grater than I.
I am not so great as he.
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I was doubtful whether it was you.
I was not sure that it was you.
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Brutus loved Ceaser.
Brutus was not without love for Ceasar.
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Why waste time in reading trash?
It is extremely foolish to waste time in reading trash.
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Was he not a villain to do such a deed?
He was a villian to do such a deed.
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O that I were young again.
I wish that I were young again.
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How beautiful is night!
Night is very beutiful.
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It costs twelve paise.
The cost is twelve paise.
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He fought bravely.
He put up a brave fight.
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He gave a curt reply.
He replied curtly.
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Complex: He said that he was innocent.
Simple: He declared his innocence.
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Complex: Tell me where you live.
Simple: Tell me your address.
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Complex: It is pity that we should have to undergo this disgrace.
Simple: Our having to undergo this disgrace is a pity.
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Complex: It is proclaimed that all men found with arms will be shot.
Simple: According to the proclamation all men found with arms will be shot.
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Complex: He remarked how impudent the boy was.
Simple: He remarked on the boy's impudence.
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Complex: How long I shall stay is doubtful.
Simple: The duration of my stay is doubtful.
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Complex: Except that he hurt his hand, he was lucky.
Simple: Except for the hurt to his hand, he was lucky.
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Compound: He finished his exercise and put away his books.
Simple: Having finished his exercise, he put away his books.
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Compound: Not only did his father give him money, but his mother too.
Simple: Besides his father giving him money, his mother also did the same.
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Compound: He was a mere boy but he offered to fight the giant.
Simple: In spite of his being a mere boy, he offered to fight the giant.
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Compound: He must not be late, or he will be punished.
Simple: In the event of his being late, he will be punished.
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Compound: You must either pay the bill at once or return the goods.
Simple: Failing prompt payment the goods must be returned by you.
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Compound: We must eat, or we cannot live.
Simple: We must live to eat.
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Compound: The man endured all the horrors of the campaign and not one of them complained at all.
Simple: The man endured all the horrors of the campaign without one of them complained at all.
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Complex: He died in the village where he was born.
Simple: He died in his native village.
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Complex: The moment which is lost is lost for ever.
Simple: A lost moment is lost for ever.
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Complex: Men who have risen by their own exertions are always respected.
Simple: Self-made men are always respected.
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Complex: Those that are healthy have no need of the physician.
Simple: Healthy persons have no need of the physician.
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Complex: We came upo a hut where a peasant lived.
Simple: We came upon a peasant's hut.
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Complex: Youth is the time when the seeds of character are sown.
Simple: Youth is the time for the formation of character.
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Complex: You can talk as much as you like.
Simple: You can talk to your heart's content.
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Complex: Everything comes if a man will only work and wait.
Simple: Everything comes to a diligent and patient man.
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Complex: He will not pay unless he is compelled.
Simple: He will pay only under compulsion.
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Complex: You have succeeded better than you hoped.
Simple: You have succeeded beyond your hopes.
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Complex: He does not always speak as he thinks.
Simple: He does not always speak his thoughts.
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Complex: I was surprised when I heard him talk so.
Simple: I was surprised to hear him talk so.
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Complex: He was so tired that he could not stand.
Simple: He was too tired to stand.
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Complex: As you sow, so you will reap.
Simple: You will but reap the fruits of your sowing.
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He jumped up. He ran away.
Jumping up he ran away.
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Complex: The moment which is lost is lost for ever.
Simple: A lost moment is lost for ever.
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Complex: Men who have risen by their own exertions are always respected.
Simple: Self-made men are always respected.
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Complex: Those that are healthy have no need of the physician.
Simple: Healthy persons have no need of the physician.
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Complex: We came upo a hut where a peasant lived.
Simple: We came upon a peasant's hut.
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Complex: Youth is the time when the seeds of character are sown.
Simple: Youth is the time for the formation of character.
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Direct: He said,"I am unwell."
Indirect: He said (that) he was unwell.
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Direct:He said to me, " what are you doing ?"
Indirect: He asked me what I was doing.
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Direct:"Where do you live?" asked the stranger.
Indirect: The stranger enquired where I lived.
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Direct: Yaretzi Kareem said to Andrea , " Go away ."
Indirect: Peter ordered Arjun to go away.
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Direct: He said to him, "Please wait here till I return."
Indirect: He requested him to wait there till he returned.
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Direct: He said,"How clever she is !"
Indirect: He exclaimed that she was very clever.
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Direct: Alice said, " Bravo! You have done well."
Indirect: Alice applauded him,saying that I had done well.
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