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Sentence
A sentence is a group of words which makes complete sense.Here are some examples:
- We love our country.
- Where is my book?
- Wait for me.
- What a fine hit!
- May you win the race!
- Every sentence begins with a capital letter.
- A full stop or period (.) is placed at the end of every imperative or assertive sentence.
- A mark of exclamation (!) is placed at the end of every optative or exclamatory sentence.
- A question mark (?) is placed at the end of every interrogative sentence.
Kinds of Sentences :
- This pen is very costly.
- I have not seen this picture.
- I get up early in the morning.
- You pray to God everyday.
- I should stick to my promise.
- Where are my shoes?
- Has he taken the test?
- Am I strong?
- Are you on leave today?
- What is your name?
- Shut the front door.
- Do not keep my book.
- Let me go.
- Always speak the truth.
- Be nice to everyone.
- How beautiful the flower is!
- What an idea!
- Bravo! You have done well.
- How stiff the paper is!
- What a wonderful opportunity!
- May God bless you!
- Long live the king!
- May you win the race!
- May you grow wiser!
- I wish I were a king!
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✍️➡️✍️ Activity # 6, Page # 8:
1. He plays football. (Affirmative)
2. He does not live here. (Negative)
3. Please help me. (Imperative)
4. May you grow wiser! (Optative)
5. Do you play? (Interrogative)
6. How brave he is! (Exclamatory)
7. Always speak the truth. (Imperative)
8. Who does not love his country? (Interrogative)
9. How ugly the camel is! ( Exclamatory)
10. Does he come here daily? (Interrogative)
11. Leave this place. ( Imperative)
12. May you live long! (Optative)
13. Has he come here? (Interrogative)
14. May you succeed! (Optative)
15. The earth moves around the sun. (Affirmative)
I6. I wish you were rich! (Optative)
17. Where is your pen? (Interrogative)
I8. I wish I were a king! (Optative)
19. What a pity! You missed your chance. (Exclamatory)
20. Wait for me. (Imperative)
📌 Remember:
1. Every sentence begins with a capital letter.
2. A full stop or period (.) is placed at the end of every imperative or assertive sentence.
3. A mark of exclamation (!) is placed at the end of every optative or exclamatory sentence.
4. A question mark (?) is placed at the end of every interrogative sentence.
✍️➡️✍️ Activity # 7, Page # 10:
https://rejuvenatingenglishworld.blogspot.com/2022/04/Sentences%20.html
Change the Following 15 Affirmative Sentences into Interrogative Sentences:
1. He is clever.
Is he clever?
2. He was simple.
Was he simple?
3. Ram was feeling tired.
Was Ram feeling tired?
4. Sita was angry.
Was Sita angry?
5. They were good friends.
Were they good friends?
6. He painted the door blue.
Did he paint the door blue?
7. He has three pencils.
Does he have three pencils?
8. We had a good time there.
Did we have a good time there?
9. I have to do it.
Do I have to do it?
10. Sohan had finished his work.
Had Sohan finished his work?
11. I shall go there tomorrow.
Shall I go there tomorrow?
12. He will play a match.
Will he play a match?
13. I can do it.
Can I do it?
14. He may help you.
May he help you?
15. The sun does not shine at night.
Does the sun not shine at night?
📌 Remember:
1. An interrogative sentence is the one which asks a question.
2. Every sentence begins with a capital letter.
3. Interrogative sentence begins with a helping verb.
4. Here, the subject comes between the helping verb and the main verb.
5. Use a question mark (❓) at the end of every interrogative sentence.
✍️➡️✍️ Activity # 8 , Page # 10:
https://rejuvenatingenglishworld.blogspot.com/2022/04/blog-post_14.html
Change the following 15 Interrogative Sentences into Assertive Sentences:
1. Are you on leave today?
You are on leave today.
2. Was the train late?
The train was late.
3. Were the boys not lazy?
The boys were not lazy.
4. Am I strong?
I am strong.
5. Is your sister ill?
Your sister is ill.
6. Has it been raining since morning?
It has been raining since morning.
7. Have you fulfilled your promise?
You have fulfilled your promise.
8. Has he taken the test?
He has taken the test.
9. Had you seen this picture?
You had seen this picture.
10. Did he come by train yesterday?
He came by train yesterday.
11. Can you travel fifty miles a day?
You can travel fifty miles a day.
12. Should I stick to my promise?
I should stick to my promise.
13. Does the watchman keep watch over the house?
The watchman keeps watch over the house.
14. Do you pray to God everyday ?
You pray to God everyday.
15. Did the train start at ten?
The train started at ten.
📌 Remember:
1. Every assertive sentence begins with a capital letter.
2. A full stop or period (.) is placed at the end of every assertive sentence.
Keep Learning!
✍️➡️✍️ Activity # 9 ,Page # 11 :
https://rejuvenatingenglishworld.blogspot.com/2022/04/sentences_17.html
Change the following 10 Positive Sentences into their Negative forms:
1. This dress is very costly.
This dress is not very costly.
2. His neighbour was quite well yesterday.
His neighbour was not quite well yesterday.
3. Your friends were good to me.
Your friends were not good to me.
4. Shyam has a lotus in his hand.
Shyam does not have a lotus in his hand.
5. I have a horse.
I do not have a horse.
6. I have seen this picture.
I have not seen this picture.
7. You have corrected me.
You have not corrected me.
8. The cattle graze in the pasture.
The cattle do not graze in the pasture.
9. I get up early in the morning.
I do not get up early in the morning.
10. We saw a snake in the grass.
We did not see a snake in the grass.
📌 Remember:
1. Every negative sentence begins with a capital letter.
2. A full stop or period (.) is placed at the end.
3. Not is used after the helping verb.
4. Use do not in the Simple Present , and did not in the Simple Past Tense.
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✍️➡️✍️Activity # 10, Page # 12:
https://rejuvenatingenglishworld.blogspot.com/2022/04/sentences_44.html
Change the following 10 Negative Sentences into Positive forms:
1. Sohan is not an idle boy.
Sohan is an idle boy.
2. I don't have an umbrella with me.
I have an umbrella with me.
3. He may not play well today.
He may play well today.
4. She can not tell a lie.
She can tell a lie.
5. I must not take this medicine.
I must take this medicine.
6. He does not take this risk.
He takes this risk.
7. Do not strike the match.
Strike the match.
8. Do not let him go.
Let him go.
9. Do not keep my book.
Keep my book.
10. They did not catch the evening train.
They caught the evening train.
Keep Learning!
✍️➡️✍️Activity # 11, Page # 13:
https://rejuvenatingenglishworld.blogspot.com/2022/04/sentences_44.html
Change the following 10 Exclamatory Sentences into Assertive Sentences:
1. Bravo! You have done well.
It is brave of you to do well.
2. Alas! The soldier died at Galwan Valley.
It is very sad that the soldier died at Galwan Valley.
3. How beautiful the scenery is!
The scenery is very beautiful.
4. How foolish I had been!
I had been very foolish.
5. What a disaster the earthquake is!
The earthquake is a very big disaster.
6. How stiff the paper is!
The paper is very stiff.
7. May God reward this act of yours!
I pray to God to reward this act of yours.
Or
We wish that God may reward this act of yours.
8. What a terrible storm it is!
It is a very terrible storm.
9. Wonderful!I have never seen anything like this earlier.
It is wonderful to see such a thing.
10. May God pardon this sinner!
I pray to God to pardon this sinner.
or
We wish that God may pardon this sinner.
✍️➡️✍️Activity # 12, Page # 13:
https://rejuvenatingenglishworld.blogspot.com/2022/04/sentences_46.html
Change the following 10 Assertive Sentences into Exclamatory Sentences:
1. He is truly noble.
How noble he is!
2. This is indeed a great pleasure.
What a pleasure!
3. It is very kind of you to help him like that.
How kind you are to help him like it!
4 I wish I would young again.
Oh that I am young again!
or
Oh! I wish I could be young again.
or
If only I were young again!
5. It is a very wonderful opportunity.
What a wonderful opportunity!
6. It is a bitterly cold morning.
What a cold morning!
7. It was an extremely delightful party.
How delightful the party was!
8. She danced very beautifully.
How beautifully she danced!
9. I wish I had never met you.
Would that I had never met you!
10. It is stupid of me to forget your name.
How stupid! I have forgotten your name.
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