KINDS OF SENTENCES:

            Sentences are classified according to their meanings and tones.

There are four kinds of sentences:

1.      Assertive.

2.      Interrogative.

3.      Imperative.

4.      Exclamatory or Optative.

a)      Assertive: An assertive sentence contains an assertion in the form of a statement. The statement in ‘yes’ form is called affirmative and  the statement in ‘no’ is called negative, as, i) Karachi is the largest city of Pakistan.(Affirmative)

     ii) The children do not go to school on Sundays. (Negative)

b)      Interrogative: An interrogative sentence contains a question asked to seek any information, as, i) Your name please?

                         ii) Where are you from?

c)      Imperative: An imperative sentence contains an order, a request, an advise or a    proposal, as,   i) Polish my shoes. (Order)

                        ii) Please give me your book. (Request)

                        iii) Respect your teachers and elders. (Advise)

                        iv) Let us go for a picnic. (Proposal)

d)      Exclamatory or Optative: An exclamatory or an optative sentence contains an emotion or a wish and sentences of this kind close with the sign of exclamation (!),as, i) Oh! I have passed my examination.

         ii) How nice of you to remember me!

        iii) May God bless you!

COVERSION OF SENTENCES

                                         (Practice exercises)

 EXERCISE-1

            Change the following sentences into negative:-

         See an example: I live in Karachi.

                         Ans. I do not live in Karachi.

         1.        I speak French.

    2.        We play Chess.

    3.        You sing English songs. 

    4.        They repair cars.

    5.        He runs a factory.

    6.        She looks after her ailing mother.

    7.        Emma does her homework.

    8.        Henry knows how to swim.

    9.        Mother cooked fish.

   10.        Father is sleeping on the floor.

   11.        Write an application.

   12.        I was listening to the Radio.

            EXERCISE-2

Correct the following sentences by changing them into negative.

See an example: Cats eat grass.

                Ans. Cats do not eat grass.

    1.        Cows can fly.

    2.        America was discovered by Alexander.

    3.        There are ten players in a Football team.

    4.        Shakespeare  was a German poet.

    5.        Earth is the centre of the universe.

    6.        Japanese invented paper.

    7.        Sunflower is red.

    8.        Quetta is the capital of N.W.F.P.

    9.        Christians go to Temples to pray.

    10.  People who eat meat are called vegetarians.

EXERCISE-3

            Change the following sentences into Interrogative :-

          See an example: We shall learn our lesson.

                          Ans. Shall we learn our lesson?

     1.         Man will be able to build a colony on moon one day.

     2.         His friend is the son of a doctor.

     3.         I have decided to take first position in the next examination.

     4.         He has not come back from Islamabad yet.

     5.         She is teaching us English very well.

     6.         Father has gone to call in the doctor.

     7.         They never listen to their parents.

     8.         This building was built two years back.

     9.         Mother has cooked rice and chicken today.

    10.        We had been staying in this house for ten years.