1. What is an Assertive Sentence? Name its two kinds with two examples of each.
Ans: An assertive sentence is one that affirms or negates a fact.
It's two kinds - Affirmative Sentence and Negative Sentence.
Affirmative Sentence Examples -
(a) I like tea
(b) We play football in the field.
Negative Sentence Examples -
(a) She doesn't like the game.
(b) They are not out teachers.
2. What is an Interrogative Sentence? Name its two kinds with two examples of each.
Ans: An interrogative sentence is one that asks about or enquiries a fact through a question.
It has two kinds - Starts with auxiliary verbs and starts with interrogative words.
Auxiliary verbs examples -
(a) Am I a boy?
(b) Are you going there ?
Interrogative words example -
(a) Who are you?
(b) What did you do then?
3. What is an Imperative Sentence? What do imperative sentences express? Give four examples to explain your answer.
Ans: An imperative sentence is one that expresses a command, a request, and advice or a proposal.
An imperative sentences express a command or a request or an advice or a proposal.
Here are some examples of imperative sentences:-
Command Examples -
(a) Do it now.
(b) Clean the blackboard.
Request Examples -
(a) Kindly give me a pen.
(b) Please help me.
Advice Examples -
(a) Obey your parents.
(b) Respect your elders.
Proposal Examples -
(a) Let us do it now.
(b) Let us clean our classroom.
4. What is an Optative Sentence? What does it express ? Give three examples.
Ans: An optative sentence is one that expresses a wish or a prayer involving a blessing or a curse.
It expresses a wish or a prayer involving a blessing or a curse.
Three Examples -
(a) May you be happy.
(b) May God bless you richly.
5. What is an Exclamatory Sentence ? What do exclamatory sentences express? Give four examples to explain your answer.
Ans: An exclamatory sentence each one that expresses a sudden feeling.
It expresses a sudden feeling like joy, wonder, scron, sorrow ,applause etc
Examples -
(a) What a surprise!
(b) Alas ! The man is no more.
(c) Hurry! We have won it.
(d) Bravo! You can do it.
6. What mark is put at the end of an-
(a) assertive sentence ?
Ans: full stop (.)
(b) interrogative sentence ?
Ans: question mark (?)
(c) imperative sentence ?
Ans: full stop (.)
(d) optative sentence ?
Ans: exclamation mark (!)
(e) exclamatory sentence?
Ans: exclamation mark (!)
Exercise 2. Here are some sentences. Sort them out and classify into five various kinds:
(assertive interrogative imperative optative exclamatory)
1. How often do you take tea daily ?
Ans: interrogative sentence
2. A bevy of girls stood in the park.
Ans: assertive sentence
3. May he be happy and prosperous !
Ans: optative sentence
4. She always has her own way.
Ans: assertive sentence
5. Never mix with bad children.
Ans: imperative sentence
6. Let us go for a river-bath.
Ans: imperative sentence
7. Is he a person to be trusted ?
Ans: interrogative sentence
8. How lovely a child it is !
Ans: exclamatory sentence
9. Stars twinkle like small lamps.
Ans: assertive sentence
10. May the couple lead a happy life !
Ans: optative sentence
11. Alas! My wife is no more.
Ans: exclamatory sentence
12. Sweet are the uses of adversity.
Ans: assertive sentence
13. Who does not know this rogue ?
Ans: interrogative sentence
14. Be off my eyes, rascal !
Ans: exclamatory sentence
15. May you enjoy peace of mind!
Ans: optative sentence
16. Hurrah! Mom has come.
Ans: exclamatory sentence
17. The train is not running on time.
Ans: assertive sentence
18. Does your watch keep correct time ?
Ans: interrogative sentence
19. Do not walk bare-foot on the grass.
Ans: imperative sentence
20. What a fool I have been so far!
Ans: exclamatory sentence
21. Call in the doctor, please.
Ans: imperative sentence
22. It was a daylight robbery.
Ans: assertive sentence
23. Are you really out at elbows?
Ans: interrogative sentence
24. Ah! What a lovely rose !
Ans: exclamatory sentence
25. Where has Umesh gone today?
Ans: interrogative sentence
26. Bravo! What a fine catch!
Ans: exclamatory sentence
27. May you suffer God's wrath !
Ans: optative sentence
28. Cursed be you, O tyrant !
Ans: exclamatory sentence
29. May you go to the dogs!
Ans: optative sentence
30. May your husband ignore you, Shakuntala !
Ans: optative sentence
31. What though we happen to be late ?
Ans: interrogative sentence
32. Ah, what a sight it was!
Ans: exclamatory sentence
33. When can their glory fade?
Ans: interrogative sentence
34. How old are you?
Ans: interrogative sentence
35. I wish I were young again!
Ans: exclamatory sentence
36. Nights are always cool.
Ans: assertive sentence
Exercise 3. Fill up each blank with a suitable word :
1. Assertive sentences affirm or _______ facts.
Ans: negates
2. Optative sentences express _____.
Ans: a wish or a prayer
3. Interrogative sentences ask _____.
Ans: questions
4. Exclamatory sentences express _____.
Ans: sudden feeling
5. Imperative sentences express ____, ____, ____, ____.
Ans: a command, a request, an advice or a proposal
6. The subject of an imperative sentence is ____ which is always omitted.
Ans: you
01. The Alphabet
06. The Noun
08. Abstract Nouns
09. The Number
10. The Gender
20. The Past Tense
22. Conditional
23. Tag Questions
29. The Adverb
32. The Conjunction
33. The Interjection
41. Punctuation
XII. Correct Spellings
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