MVM CLASS 6 ENGLISH GRAMMAR CHAPTER 1 Sentences: Kinds and Transformation

Chapter 1

Sentences: Kinds and Transformation

 

Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences. Use capital letters and Correct punctuation marks.

 

1. handwriting / you / what / have / beautiful / a

Ans. What a beautiful handwriting you have!

 

2. a / we / go / evening / always / for / walk / the/ in

Ans. We always go for a walk in the evening.

 

3. kindly / me / informed / keep

Ans. Kindly keep me informed.

 

4. work / you / at / are

Ans. You are at work.

 

5. postpone / our / we / Jaipur / have / will / to / trip / to

Ans. We have to postpone our trip to Jaipur.

 

Know

You have learnt that a sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense. You have also learnt that there are four kinds of sentences. Study this table to understand the functions of these sentences.

 

 

Type of sentence

 

Declarative / Assertive sentence

simply states something

The woman bought potatoes.

We went for a picnic last week.

 

 

Imperative sentence

gives an order / command, advice, or makes a request

Sit down. (order)

You should leave early and reach the airport on time (advice)

Please put all the dirty dishes in the sink. (request)

 

 

Interrogative sentence

ask a question

Is Nisha in town?

Will you water the plants?

 

 

Exclamatory sentence

expresses a strong feeling

What big teeth you have!

How fast the cheetah runs!

 

 

 

Learn

Identify whether these sentences are assertive (A), imperative (Im), interrogative (In) or exclamatory (E). Then, write the correct closing punctuation marks in each of the boxes.

1. Naveen went to the airport to drop his mother

Ans. Naveen went to the airport to drop his mother. (A)

 

2. How delicious the fish platter is

Ans. How delicious the fish platter is! (E)

 

3. Are you moving into your new house

Ans. Are you moving into your new house? (In)

 

4. Go to your room

Ans. Go to your room. (Im)

 

5. Is there any milk left in the bottle

Ans. Is there any milk left in the bottle? (In)

 

6. Mehul lost his new watch

Ans. Mehul lost his new watch. (A)

 

7. Please come to my house, Radha

Ans. Please come to my house, Radha. (Im)

 

8. Can you locate Turkey on the map

Ans. Can you locate Turkey on the map? (In)

 

9. Look, how enthusiastically they perform

Ans. Look, how enthusiastically they perform! (E)

 

10. Walk straight

Ans. Walk straight. (Im)

 

 

 

Practise

A. Rearrange the jumbled words into two meaningful sentences. Use proper punctuation and capital letters where needed. The kinds of sentences to be formed is written in brackets. One has been done for you.

1. who the window open the opened window (imperative and interrogative)

Open the window. (imperative)

Who opened the window? (interrogative)

 

2. how strawberries making juicy the shake are mother is strawberry (exclamatory and assertive)

How juicy the strawberries are! (exclamatory)

Mother is making the strawberry shake. (assertive)

 

3. don't please notebook in scribble where my did you your find notebook lost (imperative and interrogative)

Please, don’t scribble in my notebook. (imperative)

Where did you find your lost notebook? (interrogative)

 

4. eloquently Deepti brilliant spoke Deepti speech what a gave (assertive and exclamatory)

Deepti spoke eloquently. (assertive)

What a brilliant speech Deepti gave. (exclamatory)

 

5. kittens are saw rooftop there little today on kittens the I three (interrogative and declarative)

Are there kittens? (interrogative)

I saw three little kittens on the rooftop today. (declarative)

 

6. how today hot is bright is a the day weather (exclamatory and assertive)

How bright is the weather! (exclamatory)

Today is a hot day. (assertive)

 

7. the practise for lost oh tournament no we series the (imperative and exclamatory)

No, practise for the tournament.

Oh! We lost the series.

8. how garden gardening beautiful the rose is favourite is my hobby (exclamatory and assertive)

How beautiful the rose garden is!

Gardening is my favourite hobby.

 

9. where go are going you away (interrogative and imperative)

Where are you going?

Go away.

 

10. please broken pass me who has the plates the jar (imperative and interrogative)

Please pass me the plates.

Who has broken the jar?

 

B. Read this passage and identify the sentences as declarative (D), imperative (Im), interrogative (In) or exclamatory (E).

It was a cloudy afternoon. (D)

The weather was pleasant for Rimi and her friends to go surfing on their canoes. (D)

Since it was a little windy, Rimi's mother asked them, 'Why do you want to take a chance? (In)

Oh, it's not wise to go surfing when your father is not at home’. (Im)

‘Please mother, please allow us to go,’ Rimi pleaded. (Im)

Rimi and her friends were very excited and they finally went out surfing. (D)

There were many other boys and girls at the sea, rising and falling with the waves. (D)

Everyone was in a celebratory mood. (D)

A boy exclaimed, ‘Wow, what a lovely day it is!’ (E)

After surfing, the children made sandcastles and threw sand balls at one another. (D)

Old men and women watched the playful young children and remember their childhood and youth. (D)

"How enthusiastically the children are playing!" said an old woman to her husband. (D)

"Come, let's join them,” replied her husband. (D)

 

 

 

Know

Transformation of Sentences

You know that assertive sentences are of two kinds - affirmative and negative

Read these sentences.

 

The razor is blunt. (affirmative)

The razor is not blunt. (negative)

Here, the affirmative sentence is changed to a negative sentence by adding not. The meaning of the sentence also gets changed.

 

Now, read these sentences.

 

He is brave. (affirmative)

He is not without courage. (negative)

Here, the affirmative sentence is transformed into a negative sentence, without causing any change in the meaning of the sentence.

The transformation of a sentence means changing its form without altering its meaning.

 

Now, read these sentences.

 

Could the day get any better? (interrogative)

The day couldn't get any better. (assertive)

No one can surpass her oratory skills. (assertive)

Can anyone surpass her oratory skills? (interrogative)

Here, an interrogative sentence has been transformed into an assertive sentence and vice versa, without changing the meaning.

 

 

Read these sentences

What an inspiring speech she gave! (exclamatory)

She gave an inspiring speech. (assertive)

The painting is beautiful. (assertive)

How beautiful the painting is! (exclamatory)

Here, an exclamatory sentence has been transformed into an assertive sentence and vice versa, without changing the meaning.

 

 

Learn

Transform these sentences into the type mentioned within the brackets.

1. Haven't you completed your homework? (assertive)

Ans. You have completed your homework.

 

2. It was a terrible crash. (exclamatory)

Ans. What a terrible crash!

 

3. What a lovely place this is! (assertive)

Ans. This is a lovely place.

 

4. I do not have an extra pen. (interrogative)

Ans. Do I have an extra pen.

 

5. No one agreed with her. (affirmative)

Ans. Everyone disagreed with her.

 

6. Today is a bright day. (interrogative)

Ans. Is today a bright day?

 

7. No one can deny that she is honest. (affirmative)

Ans. Everyone can accept that she is honest.

 

8. Do you exercise regularly? (assertive)

Ans. You exercise regularly.

 

9. The man is utterly mad. (exclamatory)

Ans. How mad the man is!

 

10. Everyone present congratulated him. (negative)

Ans. No one did not congratulate him.

 

Practise

A. Follow the instructions and transform these affirmative sentences to negative.

1. The teacher is sometimes strict. (Use not always)

Ans. The teacher is not always strict.

 

2. As soon as the clock struck ten, I went bed. (Begin with No sooner...than)

Ans. No sooner I went bed than the clock struck ten.

 

3. These fishing nets are all the wealth that I have. (Use no other...than)

Ans. I have no other wealth than the fishing nets.

 

4 This is the best picture he has painted. (Use No picture)

Ans. No picture is better painted than this picture.

 

5. Only he could come up with such a plan (use No one but)

Ans. No one but he could come up with such a plan.

 

6. You have always treated her unfairly (Use never)

Ans. You have never treated her fairly.

 

7. I was doubtful about the whole idea. (use not sure)

Ans. I was not sure about the whole idea.

 

8. Everyone will admit he is honest (Use deny)

Ans. No one will deny he is honest.

 

9. Few people know me. (Begin with Not many)

Ans. Not many people know me.

 

10. There is little water in the jug. (Use not enough)

Ans. There is not enough water in the jug.

 

 

B. Transform these negative sentences to affirmative sentences. One has been done for you.

1. Mahima never wakes up early.

Mahima always wakes up late.

 

2 He did not stay for many weeks in Mumbai.

Ans. He stayed for a few weeks in Mumbai.

 

3. Abir is not as strong as Rohan.

Ans. Rohan is stronger than Abir.

 

4. I can never forget my first view of the Burj Khalifa.

Ans. I will remember my first view of the Burj Khalifa.

 

5. There was no one present who did not cheer for her.

Ans. Everyone present cheered for her.

 

6 Sheffy was not without ability.

Ans. Sheffy was able.

 

7. You should not forget to visit him today.

Ans. You should remember to visit him today.

 

8. No one could have spoken better than Raj.

Ans. Raj has spoken better than everybody.

 

9. No soldier returned home unrewarded.

Ans. Every soldier returned home rewarded.

 

10. Not many could have borne such hardships with a smile.

Ans. A few could have borne such hardships with a smile.

 

 

C. Transform these interrogative sentences into assertive sentences and vice versa. One has been done for you.

1. Is it true that knowledge is power?

Ans. It is true that knowledge is power.

 

2. How can man remain immortal?

Ans. Man can be mortal.

 

3. Who would not like to be a leader?

Ans. Everyone would like to be a leader.

 

4. They haven't been talking much lately.

Ans. Haven’t they been talking much lately?

 

5. Could the day get any better?

Ans. The day could be better.

 

6. There is nothing more delicious than this.

Ans. Is there anything more delicious than this?

 

7. Sincerity enables us to realise all our dreams.

Ans. What enables us to realise all our dreams?

 

8. She is wise to have taken this decision.

Ans. Is she wise enough to have taken this decision?

 

9. Nowhere in the world will you find such peace.

Ans. Where will you find such peace?

 

10. It's no use crying over spilt milk.

Ans. Is it useful crying over spilt milk?

 

D. Transform these exclamatory sentences into assertive sentences and vice versa. One has been done for you.

1. This is indeed a pleasant surprise.

Ans. What a pleasant surprise!

 

2. The sea is very rough today.

Ans. How rough the sea is!

 

3. What a pity he failed in the examination!

Ans. He failed in the examination.

 

4. How kind of you to say so!

Ans. You are very kind.

 

5. I wish I were young again.

Ans. How beautiful my youth was?

 

6. Alas, man has to face many obstacles in life!

Ans. Man has to face many obstacles in life.

 

7. What sad news you have brought!

Ans. You have brought the sad news.

 

8. It is an interesting play.

Ans. What an interesting play it is!

 

9. Oh, that I could fly like a bird!

Ans. I could not fly like a bird.

 

10. We had an extremely delightful party yesterday.

Ans. What a delightful party we had yesterday!

 

Activity

Form two groups-A and B. A member from Group A will give a word to Group B. The members of Group B will then frame all four kinds of sentences using that word. The group that manages to tackle maximum number of words in 20 minutes, wins the game. For example: Group A: (gives the word) computer

Group B:

A computer is an electronic device. (assertive)

Stay away from my computer (imperative)

Has this computer been repaired? (interrogative)

How fast the computer is! (exclamatory)