SENTENCES - NOTES AND WORKSHEET
A sentence is a group of words that are put together to give a complete meaning.
There are mainly four types of sentences.
1 Declarative sentences. 2. Interrogative sentences.
3. Imperative sentences. 4. Exclamatory sentences.
A declarative sentence is a statement that ends with a full stop.
Eg: 1. My hobby is painting. 2. New Delhi is the capital of India.
An interrogative sentence is a question that ends with a question mark. These type of sentences begin
with question words such as ‘who, what, where, when, why, whose, how, do, did or does.
Eg: 1. When is your birthday? 2. What is your favourite snack?
3. Did you meet your friend on the way?
An imperative sentence is in the form of a command or a request. It usually ends with a full stop.
Eg: 1. Please sit down. 2. Stand in a queue.
3. Wait outside. 4. Avoid fast food.
An exclamatory sentence is a sentence that expresses great emotions such as excitement, surprise, pain,
anger, disappointment etc. Such sentences end with an exclamation mark (!)
Eg: 1. How pretty your dress is! 2. Wow ! What an amazing match.
3. What a funny movie it was! 4. Oh ! I just missed my flight.
Exercise 1. Insert the correct end punctuation in each sentence and indicate the type of sentence.
i.What a pleasant day ( )
ii.How can I help you ( )
iii.Hunting of wild animal is punishable ( )
iv.People came to the fair from far and wide ( )
v.Take off your shoes ( )
vi.What a fantastic creation man is ( )
vii. Where did the traveller come from ( )
viii. Alas ! The last chance is wasted ( )
ix. Please do me a favour ( )
x. Hurrah! India has won the World Cup ( )
Exercise 2. Write two examples for the following kinds of sentences:
Declarative :
1._________________________________________________
2.__________________________________________________
Interrogative:
1.__________________________________________________
2.__________________________________________________
Exercise 3. Rewrite the following words in the proper order to make meaningful sentences:
i.Team / our / did / we / expected /as.
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ii.Dishonesty / a / career / man’s / ruins.
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iii.Book /read / latest / the / Harry Potter /you / have ?
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Iv. Pass /those / papers / me / please
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