Marks: 20
Instructions:
- All questions are compulsory.
- Write answers neatly.
- Attempt all questions in order.
- Each section carries 5 Marks.
Section A: Identify the Type of Sentences (5 × 1 = 5 marks)
State whether each sentence is Assertive, Interrogative, Imperative, Exclamatory, or Optative.
1. What are you doing?
Ans: Interrogative Sentence
2. May you live long!
Ans: Optative Sentence
3. She goes to school every day.
Ans: Assertive Sentence
4. Please close the door.
Ans: Imperative Sentence
5. Wow! That was a wonderful game.
Ans: Exclamatory Sentence
Section B: Fill in the Blanks (5 × 1 = 5 marks)
1. A clause that can stand alone and make complete sense is called an __________ clause.
Ans: Independent
2. A clause that cannot stand alone and depends on another clause for meaning is called a __________ clause.
Ans: Dependent (or Subordinate)
3. "She ran fast" is an example of an __________ clause.
Ans: Independent
4. "Because she was late" is an example of a __________ clause.
Ans: Dependent (or Subordinate)
5. An independent clause has both a __________ and a __________ and gives complete meaning.
Ans: Subject, Verb
Section C: Convert the Sentences (5 × 1 = 5 marks)
1. He is honest. (Convert into Negative)
Ans: He is not dishonest.
2. Brutus loved Caesar. (Convert into Negative)
Ans: Brutus did not hate Caesar.
3. The dog barked. (Change into Interrogative)
Answer: Did the dog bark?
4. Close the window. (Change into Assertive)
Ans: The window should be closed.
5. She is not immortal. (Convert into Affirmative)
Ans: She is mortal.
Section D: Identify Subject and Predicate (5 × 1 = 5 marks)
1. The cat is sleeping on the mat.
Ans: Subject – The cat | Predicate – is sleeping on the mat
2. My friends are coming over.
Ans: Subject – My friends | Predicate – are coming over
3. Rohan and Sita went to the market.
Ans: Subject – Rohan and Sita | Predicate – went to the market
4. The little bush was covered with plastic instead of leaves.
Ans: Subject – The little bush | Predicate – was covered with plastic instead of leaves
5. Smoking is harmful.
Ans: Subject – Smoking | Predicate – is harmful