| Reference Book | Collins Revised English Grammar and Composition Class 7 |
| Chapter Number | Chapter 20 |
| Chapter Name | Kinds of Sentences: Meaning |
Let’s Get started
Correct the punctuation mark at the end of each sentence.Then , write whether it is a statement , question , exclamation , order or request. (Page 126)
1) The problem for the students was too difficult to solve?
1) The problem for the students was too difficult to solve. (Statement)
2) Leave now?
2) Leave now. (Order)
3) Will you wait here!
3) Will you wait here? (Question)
4) What a wonderful writer Michael Morpurgo is.
4) What a wonderful writer Michael Morpurgo is! (Exclamation)
5) Please explain this lesson to me!
5) Please explain this lesson to me. (Request)
A) Circle the subjects and underline the predicates in these sentences. (Page 126, 127)
1) All living organisms require food to survive.
All living organisms – subject
require food to survive – predicate
2) Association of two different organisms in which both are benefited is called symbiosis.
symbiosis – predicate
Association of two different organisms in which both are benefited – subject
3) There are four types of teeth in our mouth – incisors, canines, premolars, and molars.
four types of teeth in our mouth – subject
incisors, canines, premolars, and molars – predicate
4) Tucked neatly under the pile of clothes in the cupboard are the letters written by my mother to my father thirty years ago.
the letters written by my mother to my father thirty years ago – subject
tucked neatly under the pile of clothes in the cupboard – predicate
5) The process of removing wool from the body of an animal is called shearing.
is called shearing – predicate
the process of removing wool from the body of an animal – subject
6) Many people have come from faraway places to pray at the Medak Church on Easter Day.
many people – subject
have come from faraway places to pray at the Medak Church on Easter Day – predicate
7) The Belcher Sea Snake is the most poisonous snake in the world.
The Belcher Sea Snake – subject
is the most poisonous snake in the world – predicate
8) The blue whale’s heart is as big as a small car!
The blue whale’s heart – subject
is as big as a small car – predicate
9) Three of the world’s biggest animals – the ostrich, the elephant, and the giraffe – live in Africa.
Three of the world’s biggest animals – subject
the ostrich, the elephant, and the giraffe – live in Africa – predicate
10) A sand sculptor uses only water and sand to make sand sculptures.
A sand sculptor – subject
uses only water and sand to make sand sculptures – predicate
B) Identify the type of sentence and write A for Assertive, I for interrogative, E for exclamatory and IM for imperative. (Page 128)
1) The jaguar is the largest member of the America cat family. Assertive
2) Tony had lunch before he left, didn’t he? Interrogative
3) What an amazing fish the Pirarucu is! Exclamatory
4) Have you ever read an ebook? Interrogative
5) Do as you are told. Imperative
6) One should exercise at least five days a week. Assertive
7) Antartica has some of the coldest places on the Earth. Assertive
8) How hot it is here, isn’t it? Interrogative
9) Name to animals that live in the seas around Antartica. Imperative
10) Do you like the Harry Potter series of book? Interrogative
11) Check if you taken everything before you leave. Imperative
12) Where on Earth did you keep the notes? Interrogative
C) Arrange the given to make the type of sentences mentioned there. Also add the necessary punctuation marks. (Page 129)
1) the obtaining process food of called get to energy is nutrition (assertive)
1) The process of obtaining food to get energy is called nutrition.
2) you tell can me the to the post office please (interrogative)
2) Please can you tell me the way to the post office?
3) to left the keep (imperative)
3) Keep to the left.
4) annoying his how behaviour is (exclamatory)
4) How annoying his behaviour is!
5) the are of modes transfer heat of different what(interrogative)
5) What are the different modes of transfer of heat?
6) device a the measure anemometer to wind of speed is the (assertive)
8. A device to measure the speed of wind is the anemometer.
7) times in carry a passport foreign while country your with at you all (imperative)
7) Carry your passport with you at all times while in a foreign country.
8) messy is it what room a (exclamatory)
8) What a messy room it is!
Let Us Write
Neha and Nihal are discussing what breakfast they like. Read the conservation and write the sentence type for each. (Page 129)
Neha: What is your favourite breakfast, Nihal (Interrogative)
Nihal: I like Idli with coconut chutney. (Assertive)
Neha: Really! (Exclamatory) I don’t like at all. (Assertive)
Nihal: But Why? (Interrogative) It’s a healthy breakfast dish. (Assertive)
Neha: I don’t like the taste. (Assertive) I like dosa. (Assertive) Do you also like it? (Interrogative)
Nihal: Yes, I do. (Assertive)
Neha: What delicious dosas my mother make! (Exclamatory) Please come home one day for breakfast. (Imperative)
Nihal: How nice of you to invite me, Neha! (Exclamatory) I shall surely come. (Assertive)
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