Exercise-1
Classify the following sentences:
1. We danced merrily.
Ans: It is stating something. So it is an Assertive Sentence.
Hints: SUBJECT and FULL STOP (.)
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Ans: It is stating something. So it is an Assertive Sentence.
Hints: SUBJECT and FULL STOP (.)
3. May God bless you!
Ans: It is a wish. So it is an Imperative Sentence.
Hints: MAY
4. Shut the door.
Ans: It is an order. So, it is an Imperative Sentence.
Hints: NO SUBJECT and FULL STOP
6. Do not disobey your parents.
Ans: It is an advice. It is an Imperative Sentence.
Hints: NO SUBJECT and FULL STOP (.)
7. What a beautiful picture it is!
Ans: It is a sudden feeling. So, it is an Exclamatory Sentence.
Hints: WHAT + OBJECT and EXCLAMATION MARK (!)
8. How brave he is!
Ans: It is a sudden feeling. So, it is an Exclamatory Sentence.
Hints: HOW + OBJECT and EXCLAMATION MARK (!)
Exercise-2
Change the following affirmative sentences into negative form.
1. I am Doctor Batra.
Ans: I am not Doctor Batra.
Hints: By placing NOT after the AUXILIARY VERB "am".
2. We are ready to buy this camera.
Ans: We are not ready to buy this camera.
Hints: By placing NOT after the AUXILIARY VERB "are".
3. It is a very easy matter.
Ans: It is a very easy matter.
Hints: By placing NOT after the AUXILIARY VERB "is".
4. They were happy there.
Ans: They were not happy there.
Hints: By placing NOT after the AUXILIARY VERB "were".
5. We stopped at the booking office.
Ans: We did not stop at the booking office.
Hints: By placing 'DID NOT' before the principal verb "stopped" as the verb is in the second form/past form "stopped", and using the first form/present form of the verb "stop".
6. He agrees to accompany you.
Ans: He does not agree to accompany you.
Hints: By placing 'DOES NOT' before the principal verb "agrees" as the verb is in the first form / present form and is carrying "s", and using the first form/present form of the verb "agree".
7. I am going to jump in again.
Ans: I am not going to jump in again.
Hints: By placing NOT after the AUXILIARY VERB "am".
8. Sit down, man.
Ans: Do not sit down, man.
Hints: By placing 'DO NOT' before the principal verb "sit" as the verb is in the first form/present form, and using the first form/present form of the verb "sit".
Exercise-3
Change the following negative sentences into an affirmative form.
1. He would not mind going with you.
Ans: He would mind going with you.
Hints: By omitting "not" from the sentence.
2. There aren't many houses here.
Ans: There are many houses here.
Hints: By omitting "not" from the sentence.
3. He was not ready to buy it.
Ans: He was ready to buy it.
Hints: By omitting "not" from the sentence.
4. I don't believe in ghost stories.
Ans: I believe in ghost stories.
Hints: By omitting "not" from the sentence, and using the principal verb "believe" in its main form "believe".
5. It would not be wise to tell him.
Ans: It would be wise to tell him.
Hints: By omitting "not" from the sentence.
6. You did not give her a smile.
Ans: You gave her a smile.
Hints: By omitting "did not", and using the principal verb "give" in second form/past form "gave" as
"did" has been used in the sentence.
7. She will not wear a white dress.
Ans: She will wear a white dress.
Hints: By omitting "not" from the sentence.
8. Do not show mercy on him.
Ans: Show mercy on him.
Hints: By omitting "not" from the sentence, and using the principal verb "show" in its main form "show" as "do" has been used in the sentence.
Exercise-4
Change the following assertive (declarative) sentences into interrogative form.
1. You are sure to succeed.
Ans: Are you sure to succeed?
Hints: By placing the auxiliary verb "are" before the subject "you".
2. They will be friends with us now.
Ans: Will they be friends with us now?
Hints: By placing the auxiliary verb "will" before the subject "they".
3. He was a good, honest man.
Ans: Was he a good, honest man?
Hints: By placing the auxiliary verb "was" before the subject "he".
4. We made new friends every year.
Ans: Did we make friends every year?
Hints: By placing "did" before the subject "we" as the principal verb "made" is in the second form, and using the first form of the verb "make".
5. The prices are going up every day.
Ans: Are the prices going up every day?
Hints: By placing the auxiliary verb "are" before the subject "the prices".
6. They were damp from the rain.
Ans: Were they damp from the rain?
Hints: By placing the auxiliary verb "were" before the subject "they".
7. I shall stay here in Delhi.
Ans: Shall I stay here in Delhi?
Hints: By placing the auxiliary verb "shall" before the subject "I".
8. He remembers me in his prayers.
Ans: Does he remember me in his prayers?
Hints: By placing "does" before the subject "he" as the principal verb "remembers" is in the first form, and carrying "s".
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