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The Sentence: Types and Questions

Example-:

  • The sun sets in the west.
  • India is the second most populated country of the world.
  • How are you?
  • May I talk to you?
  • Can you please, close the door?

The above are examples of a sentence. A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense.
TYPES OF SENTENCE

DECLARATIVE SENTENCE
A sentence that declares or states something is called Declarative or Assertive sentence.
For example-:

  • Sun rises in the east.
  • India won the world cup in 2011.
  • Moon revolves around the earth.
INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE
A sentence that asks a question, is called an interrogative sentence
For example-:

  • What kind of books do you like to read?
  • What do you do in your idol time?
  • Are you applying for general or academic?
IMPERATIVE SENTENCE
A sentence that expresses a command or request or a desire or an appeal is called an Imperative sentence.
For example-:

  • Please, close the door. //request
  • Get out of the room. //command
  • God, give me good marks in this exam. //desire
  • Help me, universe. //appeal
EXCLAMATORY SENTENCE
A sentence that expresses a strong or sudden feeling is called exclamatory sentence.
For example-:

  • What a shame!
  • I just won the lottery!
  • Wow, you look pretty!

While writing sentence a there are certain rules that need to be considered-:

  1. A sentence always begins with a capital letter.
  2. A declarative or imperative sentence always has a full stop (.) in the end.
  3. A question mark (?) is placed at the end of an interrogative sentence.
SENTENCE

SENTENCE

EXERCISE 101
Write the type of sentence, in front of each of the following sentence.

  1. Why are you late?
  2. What nonsense is this!
  3. Australia is the smallest continent.
  4. Which country do you belong to?
  5. Can you give me your notebook, please.
  6. Be quiet.
  7. I have completed my graduation.
  8. Can you please give me some money.
  9. I wish I get band 9 in IELTS.
  10. What have I done to offend you?

Exercise 102
Rewrite the following sentences with the correct punctuation marks.

  1. Get lost
  2. Why are you so late
  3. Humpty dumpty sat on a wall
  4. Oh, I didn’t see you come
  5. Are you serious
  6. pluto is no more part of our solar system
  7. Can you please close the door
  8. I don’t know what happened here
  9. Oh no, I am late again
  10. Time is precious, waste it wisely

ANSWERS-:
Exercise 101

  1. Interrogative sentence
  2. Exclamatory sentence
  3. Declarative sentence
  4. Interrogative sentence
  5. Imperative sentence
  6. Imperative sentence
  7. Declarative sentence
  8. Imperative sentence
  9. Imperative sentence
  10. Interrogative sentence

Exercise 102

  1. Get lost.
  2. Why are you so late?
  3. Humpty dumpty sat on a wall.
  4. Oh, I didn’t see you come!
  5. Are you serious?
  6. Pluto is no more part of our solar system.
  7. Can you please close the door.
  8. I don’t know what happened here!
  9. Oh no, I am late again!
  10. Time is precious, waste it wisely.

EXCLAMATORY SENTENCE
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Exercise 204 #Synonym

Given below are five sentences, with each sentence having a word highlighted. Your task is to find the meaning of that word amongst the four options given.

Exercise 204

  1. The dramatic decade straddles many worlds.
    1. An object that fits into the top of a bottle to close it.
    2. A small decorative object in house
    3. To exist within, or include, different periods of time, activities or group of people.
    4. The place where something important comes from
  2. The books covers three epochal events that shaped the political landscape and discourse of the country.
    1. A very large see monster.
    2. A period of time in history, especially one during which important events or changes happen.
    3. To criticize somebody or something very strongly
    4. Not socially acceptable, but often still attractive despite this.
  3. Winter gripped the capital, wrapping it in a sheet of mist.
    1. Hold somebody or something tightly
    2. To interest or excite somebody
    3. Never end or improve
    4. A person’s intelligence
  4. The daily routine of my work life carries on unabated.
    1. Used as a friendly way of addressing sb.
    2. Connected with the earliest origins of life
    3. Without becoming less strong
    4. To give a long cry
  5. I still remember the sting of my school master’s cane.
    1. The darkest part of a shadow
    2. No longer having an effect or influence.
    3. Born dead
    4. Any sharp pain in your body or mind

ANSWERS
1-c
2-b
3-a
4-c
5-d

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Increase The Length Of Sentence

Steps to increase the length of sentence-:

1.Start with the basic fact. Basic fact(subject+verb)
The number of Indians students who traveled abroad increased.

2.Bring out the increase of numbers.
The number of Indians students who traveled abroad increased from 5 million to 15 million.

3.Point the time when it happened
The number of Indians students who traveled abroad increased from 5 million to 15 million between 1985 and 1995.

4.Are the numbers accurate or approximate
The number of Indians students who traveled abroad increased from just under 5 million to around 15 million between 1985 and 1995.

5.Add an adverb
The number of Indians students who traveled abroad increased dramatically from 5 million to 15 million between 1985 and 1995.

6.Rephrase with a noun
The number of Indians students who traveled abroad increased dramatically from 5 million to 15 million between 1985 and 1995, a rise of ten million in ten years.

7.You can even begin with a noun
There was a dramatic increase in the number of students who traveled abroad increased dramatically from 5 million to 15 million between 1985 and 1995, a rise of ten million in ten years.

So, starting with a basic sentence you now have a long sentence. Increasing it any further might not be a good idea. So, go on, practice. Take a basic sentence make it long.

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