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Transformational Generative grammar is based on the assumption that sentences are of two types- those with the simplest structures are called the basic or kernel sentences. Several sentences with more complex structures can be derived out of the kernel sentences. These are called Transforms.

Kernel Sentence is a writing strategy that allows students to expand simple sentences into detailed sentences by answering where, when, and who questions. I created this graphic organizer that would be perfect for small groups, especially for English learners.

a simple, active, declarative sentence containing no modifiers or connectives that may be used in making more elaborate sentences: The sentence “Good tests are short” is made from two kernel sentences: (1) “Tests are short.” (2) “(The) tests are good.”

A kernel sentence is a simple construction with only one verb; it is also active and declarative. Examples are: “I wrote a letter”; “She cried.”; and “We bought a car.” This basic sentence does not contain any mood and is positive.

Chomsky on Kernel Sentences ing to American linguist, Noam Chomsky, "[E]very sentence of the language will either belong to the kernel or will be derived from the strings underlying one or more kernel sentences by a sequence of one or more transformations. . . .

The difference between these two subsets lies in nonkernel sentences being derived from kernel sentences by means of transformational rules. For example, “The workers rejected the ultimatum” is a kernel sentence that may be transformed into the nonkernel sentences “The ultimatum was rejected…

a simple, active, declarative sentence containing no modifiers or connectives that may be used in making more elaborate sentences: The sentence “Good tests are short” is made from two kernel sentences: (1) “Tests are short.” (2) “(The) tests are good.”