Sentences - Class 7th

 

Lesson 01 - Sentences

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Exercise 1.1

A. Complete the following sentences with phrase from the box:

Ans: 

1. The car sped along the highway.
2. The children played with the ball.
3. Kailash dived into the pool.
4. I go for a walk in the morning.
5. The aeroplane took off into the sky.
6. The young boy with short hair is my brother.
7. Sonu who is wearing the red shirt is an actor.
8. Rahul put away the raincoat in the cupboard.
9. Dinesh played the role of a musician in this episode.
10. A lot of bushes are growing behind the tree.
11. She bought some groceries from the market.
12. He drank a cup of tea after the dinner.

B. Match the following two columns to make meaningful sentences:

Ans:

1. The king always liked → talking to wise and learned men
2. The Ajanta Caves → are worth seeing
3. The bus was → very crowded in the morning
4. English and Tamil are the two → main languages of Tamil Nadu
5. Dr Gupta is always → very concerned about his patients
6. Some cricket matches → end without any result
7. My street has been without electricity → since last night
8. My father thinks I → watch too much television

C. Tick (✔) the following complete sentences and put a cross (✘) against the incomplete ones:

Ans:

1. Many tourists visit Egypt to see the pyramids. (✔)
2. Let us go tomorrow. (✔)
3. Urgently needed, a new car. (✘)
4. Although Manu tried his best. (✘)
5. Children who eat too much sweets. (✘)
6. Help will soon arrive. (✔)
7. The spring flowers are blooming and the birds. (✘)
8. The story of Sindbad the Sailor is from the Arabian Nights. (✔)

D. Make sentences, using the following phrases:

Ans:

1. The old man with white hair is very kind.
2. I saw a truck loaded with vegetables on the road.
3. It is good to have a house of your own.
4. Education is of great importance.
5. Touching elders’ feet is an Indian custom.
6. She wants to be a doctor.

E. Identify the subject and predicate in the following sentences and put them in the appropriate column in the table below:

Ans:

1. Subject: The eagle Predicate: flew into the blue sky
2. Subject: some soldiers Predicate: Into the valley of death rode
3. Subject: the troop of soldiers Predicate: Down to the river marched
4. Subject: Harish Predicate: is quite late
5. Subject: My friends Predicate:  watched the fireworks with joy
6. Subject: One of them Predicate: heard a loud sound
7. Subject: The beggar Predicate: looked at the food hungrily
8. Subject: The poor man Predicate: cried helplessly
9. Subject: The man wearing blue cap Predicate: is our neighbour

10. Subject: Some of my friends Predicate: dislike this man

F. Match the following 'subject' and 'predicates' in the Column I and Column II.

Ans:
1. Patna → is the capital of Bihar (ii)
2. Cows → eat grass (iii)
3. The horse → neighs (vi)
4. An aeroplane → flies very high (iv)
5. These mangoes → are sweet (i)
6. She → had a kitten (v)

Exercise 1.2

A. Turn the following jumbled sentences into statements (Assertive Sentences):

Ans:
1. My sister showed me her album.
2. He forgot to bring it with him.
3. Let me also taste that dish.
4. The old man gave them an idea.
5. Mohan is feeding the cattle.

B. Write questions for the sentences given below:

Ans:
1. What are the boys doing?

2. What did Ramu purchase from that shop?
3. Are we?
4. What is Mr Bhatia teaching his pupils?
5. What did Lata forget to bring today?
6. Will you?

C. Change the sentences from negative to affirmative:

Ans:
1. Everyone can walk faster than Reena.
2. She remembers that incident.
3. Dehradun is as hot as Jhansi.
4. The dress is cheap.
5. Pappu is happy here.

D. Turn the following sentences into Exclamatory Sentences:

Ans:

1. What a lovely gown Grandpa is wearing!
2. How kind he is!
3. What a lot of noise the students were making in the class!

4. How foolish she has been!

5. How sick Rahul is!

E. Change the following sentences from affirmative to negative. See that the meaning doesn't change:

Ans: 

1. The sum is not easy.

2. She was not unaware of the situation.

3. Tina is not lazy.

4. Bahadur is not very careful.

5. Rajeev is not as storng as Arun.

6. The old man is not cruel to everyone.

F. Change the following statements into questions:

Ans:

1. Do the people support him?
2. Did Ritu carry an umbrella?
3. Does she speak French nicely?
4. Did they feel happy?
5. Were the boys playing cricket?

G. State whether each of the following sentences is Assertive, Imperative, Interrogative or Exclamatory. (Write A, I, In, or Ex.):

Ans: 

1. A
2. Ex
3. I
4. I
5. In
6. A
7. Ex
8. I
9. In
10. Ex

H. Change these sentences from assertive to exclamatory:

Ans: 

1. What a boring story it was!

2. What a decent man Ramlal is!
3. What a fertile land it was!
4. What a wish that I could visit him again! (or: If only I could visit him again!)
5. What a beautiful flower it is!
6. What a superb day I had!