Look at the pictures and read the sentences given below:
Do they play in the school? When does Rati play? How does he fly in air? Here, in these sentences, Do, When and How are used to ask the questions. Also, each sentence has ended with a question mark (?). These sentences are interrogative sentences. Hence, an interrogative sentence is used to aska question. Now, look at the following examples: (a) Do you like cofee? Yes, I do. or No, I don't. (b) Does she have apurse? Yes, she has. or No, she hasn't. (c) Dowe play? Yes, you do. or No, you don't.
EXERGISE TIMB A. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given within brackets:
1. Yuvraj (love) animals.
2. They. (watch) the news daily. 3. Jaya always. (buy) her books from this shop. 4. Amandeep (visit) her grandparents on weekends. 5. Good citizens (obey) all rules.
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6. I (visit) the temple every day. 7. We (play) in the park every evening. B. Rewrite the following sentences into negative: 1. Ihave two pencils. 2. You have a ball.
3. Lavanya dances on the stage.
4. They like to watch movies. 5. Ateeq likes to eat pizza. 6. Sandhya shouts at her cousins. 7. We complete our work on time. C. Change the following sentences into interrogative: 1. Ihave many dresses.
2. He has a cricket bat.
3. The colour of rose is red.
4. My father swims in the swimming pool
5. lgo to park daily.
6. Montytalks politely with everybody.
7. Kiran buys vegetables from the nearby market.
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4. leat ice-cream once aweek.I it yesterday. 5. Normally, I choose the flavour. Last time my father it for me.
6. Mymother usually buys it. My father. it last time.
B. Match the verbs in Column A with their simple past tense forms in Column B: Column A Column B 1. fall a. folded 2. land b. brought 3 swim C shot 4. bring fell 5 shoot e. destroyed 6 make f Swam
7. fold 9. made 8. destroy h. landed C. Change the following sentences into negative. 1. They won the match. 2 The teacher taught them well. 3. Arpita sang a beautiful song. 4. Hemet with an accident. We went to mall yesterday. 6. Ivisited the doctor yesterday. D. Change the following sentences into interrogative. 1. He danced well on the stage. 2. He went to the market yesterday. 3. The baby fell down on the ground. 4. He lost his arm in an accident. 5. He spoke clearly. 6. Ilearnt a lesson of good manners. 50 Gittering English Grammar-3 Hence, a sentence which negates something is called a negative sentence. Read and compare the following sentences: 1. Ishall go for amorning walk. Ishall not go for amorning walk. 2. Reena will teach well in the class. Reena will not teach well in the class. 3. We shall perform well in the We shall not perform well in the exams. exams. Interrogative Sentences Look at the pictures and read the sentences given below:
How will you celebrate Shall we become friends Will you go outside? your birthday? again? Here, in these sentences, How, Shall and Will are used to ask the questions. These sentences are interrogative sentences and these sentences end with a question mark (?). Hence, an interrogative sentence is used to ask a question.
EXERGOSETIME A. Rewrite the following sentences using the future tense: 1. They finish their work on time.
2. Wegoto school by bus.
3. Ihave mango shake after lunch.
4. Ido my homework regularly.
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5. Ramya and Fatima do their homework neatly.
B. Fill in the blanks with the future tense forms of the verbs given below: miss, travel, leave, SCore, win, bring 1. Our team the match against Pakistan. 2 Ifwe study hard, we good marks. 3. The milkman milk late tomorrow. 4 The train the station at 12:30 p.m. 5. When I growup, all around the world. 6. Ifwe don't hurry, we the train. C Change the following sentences into negative: 1. Ishall purchase some books tomorrow.
2. My dad will bring me a bicycle.
3. Iwillattend my uncle's marriage.
4. Aastha will reach the station on time.
5. Ishall go to a hill station in my summer vacations.
6. We shall buy a new car today.
7. They will eat burgers and sandwiches.
8. It is raining. Iwill take an umbrella.
D. Change the following sentences into interrogative.
1. Iwillreach the station by bicycle.
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Beside or Besides Beside means next to something or someone. For example- Rimi's house is beside the park. This sentence can also be written as-Rimi's house is next to the park. Beside can mean in addition to For example-Besides cricket, Ilike to play football. apart from For example-Besides mangoes, I like all other fruits. also, as well as For example-Rukhsana came late to class besides forgetting her history book at home.
EXERGOSE TIME A. Fillin the right preposition: in, at, on: 1. Igo to bed. night. 2. His house is London. 3. lgotto work 10 a.m. this morning. 4. Itsnows the winter. 5. Iwas born 1980. 6. rll see you July. 7. My birthday is December. 8. Ihave ameeting the 30th. 9. lhave lunch the afternoon. 10. lgo home the evening. B. Fill in the blanks with beside/besides: 1. me, my sister will go to the circus. 2 The garden is the pond. 3. repairing the tap, the plumber replaced the sink. 4. I can't go swimming as I need to finish my homework helping my father wash the car. Glitering English Grammar-3 5 Vinay sat. the door.
6. lalways try to sit my best friend at lunch.
7. Ifound my lost keys sitting inside. the microwave. 8 the book on the table sat a huge flower vase. C. Look at the pictures. Underline the most suitable preposition given in the brackets:
1. Brownie is (in/on/beside) the basket.
2. The boys arejumping (betweeny/over/into) the hurdle.
3. The girl is going (down/up) the stairs.
4. The pup is hiding (under/below/behind) the sofa.
5 Stephen is standing (near/on/above) the window.
6 Vikram is sleeping (over/on/under) the bed.
7. Karishma plays (from/with/for) her friends daily.
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D. Fill in the blanks using suitable prepositions from the box: through, across, to, beside, towards, into, down
1. The skier skied the icy slope.
2 The teacher entered the noisy classroom. 3 Iwas walking. _theroad when Ispotted a black dog. 4. The train passed the dark tunnel. 5 Let's walk the Howrah Bridge. 6 He swam the English Channel. 7. Rohan, with his family went the market. E. Look at the pictures. Underline the prepositions and circle the nouns:
