CHAPTER -1, SENTENCES
INTRODUCTION:-
SENTENCES are the group of word which make complete sense
Example – (1) He is going to school.
(2) 8th class students are very intelligent.
Important things to understand is that the group of word may have a complete sense like “he is going” (it is telling us that he is going somewhere. It can’t be “good I student am” (here we can’t able to understand what sentence is saying.
KINDS OF SENTENCES:-
There are 5 types of sentences based on structure:-
(1) Assertive (declarative) sentences
(2) Interrogative sentences
(3) Imperative sentences
(4) Exclamatory sentences
(5) Optative sentences
ASSERTIVE (DECLARATIVE)
This type of sentence declare any thing
It is further classified into 2 categories:-
(1) Affirmative – These type of sentence declare positive thing.
Example – He is good boy.
(2) Negative – These types of sentences declare negative things.
Example – He is not going to school
INTERROGATIVE
These types of sentences are generally used to ask questions.
These are further classified into 4 types:-
(1) Yes\No type questions – Questions whose response is in YES or NO.
Example – Are you a student of 8th class?
(2) WH words type questions – Question begin with WH words (what, who, how, when, etc) and response will be in statement
Example – Who are you?
(3) Choice type question – Questions have option statement.
Example – Would you prefer chocolate or cake?
(4) Tag questions – Question ending will be by the helping verb and that has contradiction form.
Example – He is good class, isn’t he? (If am is there then it become ain’t)
IMPERATIVE
These types of sentences express command, order or request.
Example – (1)Shoot them {command (generally used in case of army)}
(2) Go to the market {Order}
(3) Take medicine at the proper time {Advice}
EXCLAMATORY
These types of sentences are used in sudden emotions (that may be in case of happiness and sadness). Example – (1) Hurray! We won the match.
(2) Alas! He died.
OPTATIVE
These type of sentences used for blessing and prayer.
Example – (1) May! 8th class students live long.
(2) May! Mohan able to crack JEE.
PARTS OF SENTENCES
There are 2 parts of sentences:-
(1) Subject – It refers the person who had done the work.
Example – He is doing hard work to crack JEE.
(2) Predicate (Objects) – It refers the work had been done by the person.
Example - He is doing hard work to crack JEE.
HOW TO IDENTIFY ASSERTIVE SENTENCES???
These type of sentences can be identified when it refers simple sentences (simple thing is explained)
HOW TO IDENTIFY AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES??
These type of sentences can be identified by seeing that there is not any word like ‘not, never, seldom, rarely, barely’
HOW TO IDENTIFY NEGATIVE SENTENCES???
These type of sentences can be identified by seeing that there is word like ‘not, never, seldom, rarely, barely’
HOW TO IDENTIFY INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
By seeing the helping verb (is/am/are/do/does/has/have) and WH words
In starting and seeing the punctuation naming question mark (?)
HOW TO IDENTIFY YES/NO TYPE QUESTION????
By notice when answer will be in yes/no and in starting helping verb (is/am/are/do/does/did/have/has/had) is coming and there is sign of question mark (?)
HOW TO IDENTIFY WH WORD TYPE QUESTIONS????
By seeing question begins with WH words (who, how, when, what, where) and reply will be in a statement
HOW TO IDENTIFY CHOICE TYPE QUESTION???
By seeing conjunction ‘or’ and choices are given.
HOW TO IDENTIFY TAG QUESTIONS???
By seeing use of same helping verb use in statement is in contradiction form (n’t) and use of comma after statement.
HOW TO IDENTIFY IMPERATIVE SENTENCES???
By seeing the order, command and request type sentences.
HOW TO IDENTIFY EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES?
By seeing exclamatory sign (!) and express sudden emotions.
HOW TO IDENTIFY OPTATIVE SENTENCES???
By seeing the exclamatory sign (!) and seeing the word ‘may’ used mostly and used to express prayer and to bless.
HOW TO IDENTIFY SUBJECT???
Mostly the first word is being considered as Subject
HOW TO IDENTIFY PREDICATE (OBJECTS)???
Mostly the word after first word is considered as Predicate (object)
QUIZ TIME – 1
Q.1 Identify the kind and sub-kind of the following sentences:- (1) Is ram a good boy? (2) Go and shoot, soldiers. (3) Oh! We lost the match. (4) We are not making garage here. (5) I am a student’s of 8th class. (6) I am studying, ain’t me? (7) May! 8th class student got 1st trophy in Olympiads.
QUIZ TIME – 2
Q.2 Identify subject and predicate (object) from the given below sentences:- (1) Ram is going to office (2) I am making PPT for 8th class students. (3) They are fighting. (4) He is teaching those students (5) Our telegram group owner is an awesome owner.
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