A List of Nouns is given below: | |||
Person | Animal /Bird | Place | Thing |
Mother Driver Queen Writer Servant Friend Teacher | Peacock Dog Tiger Horse Cat Crow Snake | Field Town Village Delhi Station London Road | Book Pen Butter Water Car Milk Iron |
Subject | Predicate |
Robert | is talking to Smith |
The horse | grazes in the field |
The aeroplane | flies in the sky |
The cow | eats grass |
James | likes story books |
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Introduction
Every complete sentence contains two parts, a subject and a predicate.
Subject
The subject in a sentence is generally the or thing about whom /which we say something
Practice Exercise
Read the sentence carefully and write the kind of sentence.
He has got very good marks in the examination.
Answer: Affirmative Sentence
He did not tell me anything about you.
Answer: Negative Sentence
What did you ask to him?
Answer: Interrogative Sentence
What a shame?
Answer: Exclamatory Sentence
Read the sentence carefully and choose the kind of sentence.
The machine is not working.
(A) Negative
(B) Interrogative
(C) Imperative
(D) Exclamatory
(E) Optative
Answer: (A)
Explanation :
The sentence deny something. Therefore, option (A) is correct and rest of the options is incorrect.
Hurrah! I have got a prize.
(A) Assertive
(B) Interrogative
(C) Imperative
(D) Exclamatory
(E) Optative
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
This sentence expresses happiness. Therefore, option (D) is correct and rest of the options is incorrect.
Types of Sentence
Introduction
A group of words that makes complete sense is called sentence. While speaking, we use words in a group. When this group of words expresses a complete sense, we call it sentence. If it makes no sense, we do not call it sentence.
Passage - 5
Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions: There was a tree, near a pond. A dove lived on the tree with her children. One day an ant fell into the pond water. She tried to come out of the water but could not. The dove saw the ant drowning and felt pity for it. She plucked a leaf and put it into the pond water near the ant. The ant climbed on the leaf and came to the bank. Thus its life was saved by the dove. The ant thanked the dove for saving its life.
Where was the tree?
(A) Neartree
(B) Nearpond
(C) Near village
(D) Neartown
(E) Near river
Answer: (b)
Explanation:
Tree was near the pond. Therefore, option (B) is correct and rest of the options is incorrect.
Who lived on the tree?
(A) Monkey
(B) Birds
(C) Dove
(D) Parrot
(E) Crow
Answer: (c)
Explanation:
Dove lived on the tree. Therefore, option (C) is correct and rest of the options is incorrect.
Who fell into pond?
(A) Dog
(B) Parrot
(C) Paper
(D) Peace of meat
(E) Ant
Answer: (E)
Explanation:
Ant fell into pond. Therefore, option (E) is correct and rest of the options is incorrect.
A dove lived on the tree with her?
(A) Children
(B) Aunt
(C) Brother
(D) Sister
(E) Mother
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
Dove lived on the tree with her children. Therefore, option (A) is correct and rest of the options is incorrect.
Passage - 4
Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions: Once a greedy dog was wandering in the town in search of food. Suddenly, it saw a butcher's shop. It came to the shop and stole a piece of meat from the shop and ran out of town. It wanted to eat the meat at a lonely place. There was a small river in the way. The river had a wooden bridge on it. The dog stepped on to the bridge to cross the river. When the dog reached the middle of the bridge it looked downwards in the clear still water of the river. It mistook its reflection for another dog with a piece of meat in the mouth. As it was greedy, it could not bear it. Without losing any time the dog barked at its own reflection. As it did this, the piece of meat fell into water. The greedy dog realized this. But what could be done now?
Where was the dog wandering in search of food?
(A) In town
(B) In village
(C) In forest
(D) In house
(E) In kitchen
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
Dog was wandering in the town in search of food. Therefore, option (A) is correct and rest of the options is incorrect.
Who was very greedy?
(A) Cat
(B) Dog
(C) Tiger
(D) Lion
(E) Horse
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
Dog was very greedy. Therefore, option (B) is correct and rest of the options is incorrect.
What did the dog see in the middle of the bridge?
(A) Reflection of a fish
(B) Reflection of a crocodile
(C) Reflection of his own
(D) Reflection of a frog
(E) Reflection of water
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
Dog saw his own reflection in the water and mistook it as another dog. Therefore, option (C) is correct and rest of the options is incorrect.
What did the dog do to get another piece of meat?
(A) Smiled at its own reflection
(B) Barked at its own reflection
(C) Laughed at its own reflection
(D) Talked to its own reflection
(E) None of these
Answer: (b)
Explanation:
Dog barked at its own reflection. Therefore, option (B) is correct and rest of the options is incorrect.
Passage - 3
Read the passage carefully and answer the following question: Newton was a great scientist. One day he had to go out of his room for an urgent piece of work. He left behind a bundle of papers, which was the manuscript of his research on the theory of light, on his study table. That time, his dog was also sleeping in the room. As soon as he had left the room, the dog awoke. It jumped upon the table and upturned the lighted candle. The bundle of papers caught fire and was completely destroyed. When Newton returned after some time, he was surprised to see that all his labour of years had been destroyed. He became very upset. But he controlled himself. Instead of losing his temper, he patted his dog on its neck and said, "You don't know what you have done my dear."
Who was Newton?
(A) Professor
(B) Scientist
(C) Farmer
(D) Teacher
(E) Doctor
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
Newton was a scientist. Therefore, option (B) is correct and rest of the options is incorrect.
What did Newton leave behind on coming out of his room for an urgent work?
(A) Carbon
(B) Pencil
(C) Bundle of papers
(D) Rubber
(E) Pen
Answer: (c)
Explanation:
He left behind bundles of paper in his room, while coming out for an urgent piece of work. Therefore, option (C) is correct and rest of the options is incorrect.
What other thing did Newton leave behind before coming out of his room?
(A) Cat
(B) Dog
(C) Horse
(D) Rabbit
(E) Parrot
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
He left his dog behind before coming out of his room. Therefore, option (B) is correct and rest of the options is incorrect.
What did the dog do?
(A) Turned the lighted candle
(B) Ate the candle
(C) Broke the candle
(D) Upturned the lighted candle
(E) None of these
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
Dog upturned the lighted candle. Therefore, option (D) is correct and rest of the options is incorrect.
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