Ways to split a sentence:-
(1) Read the sentence.
(2) Find out the action or fact.
(3) Find out the ' finite Verb ' for presenting each action or fact.
(4) Use suitable 'subject' for each Finite Verb presenting an action.
Examples
(1). My mother's lineage was the more distinguished, one of her forebears having been bestowed the title of 'Bahadur' by the British.
The above sentence contains one fact and one action.
Fact : My mother's lineage was the more distinguished.
Action: One of her forebears having been bestowed the title of 'Bahadur' by the British.
However, the action can be split up into two parts.
(i) My mother's lineage was the more distinguished.
(ii) One of her forebears had been bestowed the title of 'Bahadur.
(iii) It had been bestowed by the British.
(2). The Shiva temple, which made Rameswaram so famous to pilgrims, was about a ten-minute walk from our house.
This sentence contains two distinct parts:
Fact : (i) The Shiva temple was about a ten-minute walk from our house.
(ii) Which made Rameswaram so famous to pilgrims.
The first part is a simple sentence. The second part requires a noun (or antecedent) as the subject in place of the the relative pronoun 'which. The subject is 'The Shiva temple! So we can split the long sentence into two simple sentences as given below:
(i) The Shiva temple was about a ten-minute walk from our house.
(ii) The Shiva temple made Rameswaram so famous to pilgrims.
(3). Our locality was predominantly Muslim, but there were quite a lot of Hindu families too, living amicably with their Muslim neighbours.
The above sentence contains the following parts:
Fact: (i) Our locality was predominantly Muslim.
(ii) but there were quite a lot of Hindu families too,
Action : (iii) living amicably with their Muslim neighbours.
(The action part can be further split up into two parts: (a) living amicably and (ii) with their Muslim neighbours)
So we can split the long sentence into four simple sentences as given below:
(i) Our locality was predominantly Muslim.
(ii) There were quite a lot of Hindu families, too.
(iii) They lived with their Muslim neighbours.
(iv) They lived amicably.
(4) When the Tsar approached, the hermit was digging the ground in front of his hut.
The above sentence contains the following parts:
Action : (i) When the Tsar approached
(ii) The hermit was digging the ground
Fact : (iii) in front of his hut
Now we can split the long sentence into three simple sentences as given below:
(i) The Tsar approached.
(ii) The hermit was digging the ground then.
(iii) The ground was in front of his hut.
(5). When the wounded man reached the Tsar, he fell fainting on the ground moaning feebly. The above sentence contains the following parts:
Action : (i) When the wounded man reached the Tsar.
(ii) he fell fainting on the ground
(iii) moaning feebly
Ans.
(i) The wounded man reached the Tsar.
(ii) The man fell fainting on the ground.
(iii) The man was moaning feebly.
Splitting of Simple Sentences
Split the following sentences: Sentence
(1). The boy turned around, wondering what next.
Ans. (i) The boy turned around.
(ii) He wondered what next.
(2). I faced the open window, making a pretence of studying the landscape.
Ans.(i)
(ii)
3. I was prepared to sit there for almost any length of time, just to listen to her talking.
Ans.
(i)
(ii)
4. The world being shut out again, I returned to my berth.
Ans.
(i)
(ii)
5. My father, Jainulabdeen, possessed a true generosity of spirit.
Ans.
(i)
(ii)
Splitting of Complex Sentences:
Split the following sentences:
1. Although I had not the faintest idea of the meaning of the Arabic prayers chanted, I was totally convinced that they reached God.
Ans.
2. The people whom the Tsar most needed were his councillors.
3. The hermit lived in a wood which he never quitted.
4. When at last the blood ceased flowing, the man revived and asked for something to drink.
5. The most important time was when you were digging the beds.
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