1. Change the following affirmative sentences into interrogative sentence.
i) She wants to be a journalist.
Int. Does She not want to be a journalist?
ii) He has agreed to come.
Int. – Has he agreed to come?
iii) They always help us.
Int. – Do they always help us?
iv) They will help us.
Int. – Will they help us?
v) It rains a lot in June.
Int. – Does it rain a lot in June?
vi) They are eager to leave.
Int. – Are they eager to leave?
vii) She loves babies.
Int. – Does she love babies?
viii) They feed a lot of cats.
Int. – Do they feed a lot of cats?
ix) He runs a store in the city.
Int. – Does he run a store in the city?
x) She made a mistake.
Int. – Did she make a mistake?
xi) He knows your mother.
Int. – Does he know your mother?
xii) She completed the task yesterday.
Int. – Did she complete the task yesterday?
xiii) They have a red car.
Int. – Do they have a red car?
xiv) He gifted me a book.
Int. – Did he gift me a book?
xv) Nitika can play table tennis nicely.
Int. – Can Nikita play table tennis nicely?
2. Change the following affirmative sentences into negative.
i) John has fallen ill.
Neg. – John has not fallen ill.
ii) He plays hockey.
Neg. – He does not play hockey.
iii) The thief was hiding behind a tree.
Neg. – The thief was not hiding behind a tree.
iv) He was telling the truth.
Neg. – He was not telling the truth.
v) They made her queen.
Neg. – They did not make her queen.
vi) The roof was blown off in the storm.
Neg. – The roof was not blown off in the storm.
vii) You look happy.
Neg. – You do not look happy.
viii) The milk turned sour.
Neg. – The milk did not turn sour.
ix) The peon rang the bell.
Neg. – The peon did not ring the bell.
x) She has a lovely voice.
Neg. – She does not have a lovely voice.
xi) The rumor seems true.
Neg. – The rumor does not seem true.
xii) We waited at the station.
Neg. – We did not wait at the station.
xiii) She called me fool.
Neg. – She did not call me fool.
xiv) They had finished their work.
Neg. – They had not finished their work.
xv) John broke another glass today.
Neg. – John did not break another glass today.
3. Find out the subordinate and coordinate conjunctions from the following sentences and write them separately.
i) I could not attend the meeting as I was ill.
Ans:- Subordinate conjunction = as
ii) The man is poor but honest.
Ans: – coordinate conjunction = but
iii) I didn’t go there because my mother was ill.
Ans: – Subordinate conjunction = because
iv) Though he came, I could not meet him.
Ans: – Subordinate conjunction = though
v) If you work hard, you will be successful.
Ans: – Subordinate conjunction = if
vi) She went home and slept for a while.
Ans: – coordinate conjunction = and
vii) He said that he had read the book.
Ans: – Subordinate conjunction = that
viii) I will have tea or coffee.
Ans: – coordinate conjunction = or
ix) You must study hard or you will fail.
Ans: – Coordinate conjunction = or
x) The man, whom I met in the bus is Reena’s brother.
Ans: – Subordinate conjunction = whom
4. Write whether the following sentences are simple, complex, or compound.
i) The tiger jumped up and ran away.
Ans: – Compound sentence.
ii) Slow and steady wins the race.
Ans: – Simple sentence.
iii) My grandfather was a teacher.
Ans: – Simple sentence
iv) He wanted to go out, but it was raining outside.
Ans: – Complex sentence
v) The man, who came here yesterday, is my uncle.
Ans: – Complex sentence
vi) Rohan and Bikash are friends.
Ans: – Simple sentence
vii) He gave me a mango.
Ans:- Simple sentence
viii) He said that he was innocent.
Ans: – Complex sentence
ix) I met him while he was going to the market.
Ans: – Complex senstence
x) She likes milk, but I don’t.
Ans: – Compound sentence
5. Write the following sentences using the correct tense form of the verbs given in brackets.
i) Several soldiers (kill) in the war.
Ans: – Several soldiers were killed in the war.
ii) I (know) him since my childhood.
Ans: – I have known him since my childhood.
iii) They (go) out after they (lock) the door.
Ans: – They went out after they had locked the door.
iv) The patient (die) before the doctor (arrive).
Ans: – The patient had died before the doctor arrived.
v) We (go) to Tezpur tomorrow.
Ans: – We will go to Tezpur tomorrow.
vi) The boys (play) football for two hours.
Ans: – The boys have been playing football for two hours.
vii) If you (study) well, you could have passed in the examination.
Ans: – If you had studied well, you could have passed in the examination.
viii) If I (be) a bird, I could fly in the sky.
Ans: – If I were a bird, I could fly in the sky.
ix) If he (come), we will go to the market.
Ans: – If he comes, we will go to the market.
x) You ever (be) to Lakhimpur?
Ans: – Have you ever been to Lakhimpur?
xi) It is time I (go) home.
Ans: – It is time I went home.
xii) They (work) on their project now.
Ans: – They are working on their project now.
xiii) He (read) a new book every month.
Ans: – He reads a new book every month.
xiv) I (feel) cold now.
Ans: – I feel cold now.
xv) The rain (leave) by tonight.
Ans: – The rain will leave by tonight.
xvi) I (vacate) the house by the end of December.
Ans: – I shall vacate the house by the end of December.
xvii) I (cook) dinner when you get home.
Ans: – I shall cook dinner when you get home.
6. State whether the underline part is a phrase or a clause.
i) I see no point in arguing with him.
Ans: – Phrase – in arguing with him.
ii) I saw a man waiting for the bus.
Ans: – Clause – I saw a man waiting
iii) I saw a girl carrying a basket on her head.
Ans: – Phrase – on her head.
iv) He jumped into the river to save the drowning boy.
Ans: – Phrase- to save the drowning boy.
v) As he was in a hurry, he didn’t eat much food.
Ans: – Clause – As he was in a hurry
vi) They encouraged him to make another attempt.
Ans: – Clause –They encouraged him
vii) When I went to his home, I saw him working in his garage.
Ans: – Clause – When I went to his home
viii) They encouraged him, to make another attempt.
Ans: – Clause – They encouraged him
ix) All the planets which belong to the solar system move around the sun.
Ans: – Phrase – All the planets which belong to the solar system
x) The loud noise of the sudden explosion woke up everybody in the neighborhood.
Ans: – Phrase – The loud noise of the sudden explosion
xi) Harish reached the station in time.
Ans: – Phrase – in time.
xii) He is singing in a melodious voice.
Ans: – Phrase – in a melodious voice.
xiii) She bought an interesting story book for his sister.
Ans: – Phrase – for his sister.
xiv) Before Rockey starts his workout, he always does some stretching exercises.
Ans: – Clause – Before Rockey starts his workout
xv) The mice darted into their underground burrows as the owl dived at them.
Ans: – Clause – The mice darted into their underground burrows