Kinds of Sentences

A. Identify the kinds of sentences.

1. Nupur bought a pen from the supermarket.
a. declarative
b. imperative
c.
2. Please strike a match.
a. declarative
b. imperative
c.
3. Hurrah! My mother is back from the market.
a. declarative
b. imperative
c.
4. Garima works very hard to earn her bread and buer.
a. declarative
b. imperative
c.
5. Sejal got scolded in the class by her teacher.
a. declarative
b. imperative
c.
6. You must respect your teachers and elders.
a. declarative
b. imperative
c.
7. Have you taken adequate rest?
a. declarative
b. imperative
c.
8. Please post this leer for me.
a. declarative
b. imperative
c.
9. She will not return home before the sunset.
a. declarative
b. imperative
c.
10. Observe silence in the library.
a. declarative
b. imperative
c.

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B. Change the following simple sentences to complex sentences using the words
given in brackets.
1. She is too busy to help her friend. (so that)
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2. Katie is talking to the Italian woman. (who)
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3. She did not come. She was invited. (although)
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4. We will watch a movie. We come back from school. (when)

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5. Having read the book, he knew the answers. (because)
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C. Change the following sentences to compound sentences using the words given
in brackets.
1. Mary does not invite her colleagues. She does not go out with them.
(neither nor)
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2. He wrote an award-winning novel. He was nominated best scriptwriter.
(not only but also)
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3. You should leave early. You will miss the train. (or else)
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4. He saw some men breaking the lock. He informed the police. (so)
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5. We wanted to watch the show tonight. The tickets were sold out before we
could reach the venue. (but)
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