Sentences
- Kinds of Sentences
Sentences may differ in their structure depending on the purpose, emotion and tone they convey. They may make a sentence, ask a question, express a strong emotion, make a request or give a command.
For example:
I have seen the dolphins play. (shares information)
Have you seen the dolphins play? (ask a question)
How playful are the dolphins! (expresses joy and surprise)
Watch carefully as the dolphins play. (gives and instruction)
A. Rewrite these statements as
negative statements.
1. I live in a joint family.
= I do not live in a joint family.
2. You have travelled by air.
= You have not travelled by air.
3. My mother met her friend after
years.
= My mother did not meet her friend
after years.
4. He has apologised for hurting me.
= He has not apologised for hurting
me.
5. The bridge has been designed
well.
= The bridge has not been designed
well.
6. Rhea wants to leave early today.
= Rhea does not want to leave today.
7. Everybody enjoys driving these
days.
= Everybody does not enjoy driving
these days.
8. Something is wrong with my phone.
= Something is not wrong with my
phone.
1. This is my sister's umbrella.
= Whose umbrella is this?
2. I come from the beautiful
northeast.
= Where do you come from?
3. Fazal will prefer the dark blue
one.
= Which one will Fazal prefer?
4. I usually read about sea voyages.
= What do you usually read about?
5. They are looking for a chemist
shop.
= What are they looking for?
6. Nainital is about 6300 feet about
sea level.
= What is the altitude of Nainital ?
7. We will know whether she is
coming or not tomorrow.
= What will we know?
8. This pudding is made by mixing
mango puree and cream.
= What is this pudding made by?
9. It was Gina's bright idea to do
up the garden wall.
= Whose idea was it to do up the
garden wall?
10. Harry told us about the bank
holiday on Wednesday.
= Who told you about the bank
holiday on Wednesday?
An assertive sentence states something. Such sentences end with a full stop (.).
An assertive sentences may be a positive or a negative statement.
A negative statement expresses something that is not true or is incorrect. The most commonly used negative words are no and not. The other words used to form negative sentences are never, neither, nobody, none, nothing, nowhere and no one.
The interrogative form of a sentence is used to ask questions.
C. Write five questions you would
like to ask your partner, beginning with the words given below.
1. What..
= What do you do in spare time?
2. Which..
= Which TV show is your favourite?
3. Who..
= Who is your favourite rock star?
4. Where..
= Where would you like to go in the
summer vacation?
5. When..
= When are you coming to my house
for the second time?
D. Write imperative sentences using
the words given below and the instruction after each.
1. not swim/lake (advice)
= Do not swim in the lake.
2. go/bed on time (rule)
= You have to go to bed on time.
3. not pluck/flowers (instruction)
= Do not pluck the flowers.
4. switch off/mobiles (request)
= You are requested to switch off
your mobiles.
5. not feed or tease/animals
(request)
= You are requested not to feed or
tease the animals.
6. remove/shoes outside (request)
= You are requested to remove the
shoes outside.
7. not park/in front of the gate
(instruction)
= Do not park cars in front of the
gate.
8. read/manual before use
(instruction)
= Read the manual before use.
E. Write these statements as
exclamatory sentences. Begin with What or How.
1. Delhi is so polluted.
= How polluted Delhi is!
2. The nightingale is a melodious
bird.
= What a melodious bird the
nightingale is!
3. Uncle Podger gave a pleasant
surprise.
= What a surprise Uncle Podger gave!
4. The plane flew very high.
= How high the plane flew!
5. You are lucky.
= How lucky you are!
6. These oranges are very juicy.
= How juicy these oranges are!
7. It was a beautiful ceremony.
= What a ceremony it was!
8. The Qutb Minar is very tall.
= How tall the Qutb Minar is!
9. The movie had amazing shots.
= What a shot the movie had!
10. The rainbow is soothing.
= How beautiful the rainbow is!
1. Ouch, a pin has stuck in my foot!
(pain)
2. Hooray, we have win the match!
(joy)
3. Wow, what a beautiful dress it
is! (surprise)
4. What a thrilling movie is this!
(horror)
5. How much my leg is hurting after
it was hit against the pillar! (pain)
6. Gosh, the captain died in the
morning! (shock)
7. Yuck, What a bitter soup is this!
(disgust)
8. Phew, the my laptop is again
running well! (relief)
9. Ugh, you have broken my pen!
(disgust)
10. Eh, which path to choose to
reach the temple! (surprise/confusion)
An imperative sentence expresses an instruction, a command, a request or an advice.
An exclamatory sentence expresses a sudden surprise, a shock, a strong opinion or emotion. This type of sentence mostly begins with the words what or how at the beginning and ends with an exclamation mark.