CANDID English Grammar and Composition || Class 6 || SECTION -I || Unit 2. Structure of a Simple Sentence

Exercise -1

Supply an object to finite verb of each sentence:

1. Show me ..........................

Ans: Show me an example.

2. The river overflows...........

Ans: The river overflows its banks.

3. The boy has lost................

Ans: The boy has lost his pen.

4. He reads...........................

Ans: He reads story books.

5. The soldiers guard............

Ans: The soldiers guard the border.

6. How will you do ..............?

Ans: How will you do the work?

7. The cow gives .................

Ans: The cow gives milk.

8. The teacher punished........

Ans: The teacher punished the students.

9. The gardener is watching....

Ans: The gardener is watching the flowers.

10. Do the boys make ............?

Ans: Do the boys make noise?

Exercise 2.

Supply a subject to the finite verb of each sentence:

1. ____ teaches us.

Ans: The teacher teaches us.

2. ____ shoots at the deer.

Ans: The hunter shoots at the deer.

3. ____ bought a new watch.

Ans: Johny bought a new watch.

4. ____ runs a race.

Ans: Dilip runs a race.

5. ____ lives in the next house.

Ans: Tommy lives in the next house.

6. ____ caught the thieves.

Ans: The police caught the thieves.

7. ____ love their children.

Ans: Parents love their children.

8. ____ bites a child.

Ans: The dog bites a child.

9. ____ do our duty.

Ans: We do our duty.

10. ____ likes fast food.

Ans: Shanti likes fast food.

Exercise 3

Pick out the subject and its enlargement in the following sentences:

1. All his relatives are rich.

Ans:  Subject: All his relatives

Enlargement: are rich

2. Our English teacher is very hardworking.

Ans: Subject: Our English teacher

Enlargement: is very hardworking

3. His house is in this building.

Ans: Subject: His house

Enlargement: is in this building

4. A thing of beauty is  a joy forever.

Ans: Subject: A thing of beauty

Enlargement: is a joy forever

5. A lovely child pleases all.

Ans: Subject: A lovely child

Enlargement: pleases all

6. Shakespeare, the great English poet, wrote "The Merchant of Venice."

Ans: Subject: Shakespeare

Enlargement: the great English poet, wrote "The Merchant of Venice."

7. A desire to rise in life is the ambition of many.

Ans: Subject: A desire to rise in life

Enlargement: is the ambition of many

8. A man of great means is honoured in society.

Ans: Subject: A man of great means

Enlargement: is honoured in society

Exercise - 4

Pick out Extension of Predicate in the following sentences:

1. She writes lagibly.

Ans: Extension of Predicate: legibly

2. He struggled hard.

Ans: Extension of Predicate: hard

3. The girl came weeping.

Ans: Extension of Predicate: weeping

4. He stood stunned.

Ans: Extension of Predicate: stunned

5. She was sitting beside you.

Ans: Extension of Predicate: beside you

6. You have come to live happily.

Ans: Extension of Predicate: to live happily

7. Weather permitting, I shall go to Delhi.

Ans: Extension of Predicate: permitting

8. The sun having set, we returned home.

Ans: Extension of Predicate: having set

Exercise - 5

Pick out Enlargement of the Object in the following sentences:

1. He lives above his means.

Ans: Enlargement of Object: above his means

2. I saw the little girl crying.

Ans: Enlargement of Object: crying

3. They put on their new dresses.

Ans: Enlargement of Object: their new dresses

4. All like lovely roses.

Ans: Enlargement of Object: lovely roses

5. They abused Anil, your neighbour.

Ans: Enlargement of Object: Anil, your neighbour

6. He married Neetu the doctor's daughter.

Ans: Enlargement of Object: Neetu the doctor's daughter

7. They made good friends.

Ans: Enlargement of Object: good friends

8. King Lear died a mad man.

Ans: Enlargement of Object: a mad man

Exercise - 6

Pick out Complements from the following sentences and say whether they are Subject or Object Complements:

1. He is a man of means.

Ans:Complement: a man of means

It is a Subject Complement.

2. Rose smells sweet.

Ans: Complement: sweet

It is an Object Complement.

3. You look excited.

Ans: Complement: excited

It is a Subject Complement.

4. The ship is huge.

Ans: Complement: huge

It is a Subject Complement.

5. He appears drunk.

Ans: Complement: drunk

It is a Subject Complement.

6. Life is what we made it.

Ans: Complement: what we made it

It is an Object Complement

7. He is lame of one leg.

Ans: Complement: lame of one leg

It is a Subject complement

8. He was filled with pride.

Ans: Complement: filled with pride

It is a Subject Complement