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Exercises on Kinds of Sentences

EExxeerrcciisseessoonnKKiinnddssooffSSeenntteenncceessName the fol lowing sentences according to their use. Write Declarati ve, Interr ogative, Imperative

or Exclamatory

1.

Be quiet, Mary. imperative2. Can a fly settle on the ceiling? interrogative

3. Did you see anything besides the snack bar? interrogative

4. Dont sit on the wet benches. imperative

5. Hes so selfish that he has few friends. declarative

6. How beautiful she was! exclamatory

7. Kittens are pretty little creatures, arent they? interrogative

8. Lets take care of ourselves. imperative

9.

Misfortunes never come singly. declarative

10.Theres no need to copy it down again. declarative

11.They darent spend a night in the cave. declarative

12.Those who have loved longest love best. declarative

13.Throw a rope, and well climb up. imperative

14.Today she loves him more than yesterday, and less than tomorrow. declarative

15.What a play we saw! exclamatory

Yes/No & WH-Questions, Exercise 9,p.A9, Understanding and Using English Grammar, 2ndEd.

For each of the foll owing, fir st make a Yes/No Question. Then make a WH -Question using

WHERE.

1. She stays there.

She stays there? ......................................................................................................................

Where does she stay? .............................................................................................................

2. She is staying there.

Is she staying there? ................................................................................................................

Where is she staying? ..............................................................................................................

3. She will stay there.

Will she stay there? .................................................................................................................

Where will she stay?................................................................................................................

4. She is going to stay there.

Is she going to stay there? .......................................................................................................

Where is she going to stay? .....................................................................................................


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5. They stayed there.

They stayed there? ...................................................................................................................

Where did they stay? ...............................................................................................................

6. They will be staying there.

Will they be staying there? ......................................................................................................

Where will they be staying? ....................................................................................................

7. They should stay there.

Should they stay there?............................................................................................................

Where should they stay?..........................................................................................................

8. He has stayed there.

Has he been there? ...................................................................................................................

Where has he stayed? ..............................................................................................................9.

He has been staying there.

Has he been staying there? ......................................................................................................

Where has he been staying? ....................................................................................................

10.

John is there.

Is John there? ...........................................................................................................................

Where is John? ........................................................................................................................

11.

John will be there.

Will John be there? ..................................................................................................................

Where will John be? ................................................................................................................

12.

Judy has been there.

Has Judy been there? ...............................................................................................................

Where has Judy been? .............................................................................................................

13.

Judy will have been there.

Will Judy have been there? .....................................................................................................

Where will Judy have been? ....................................................................................................

14.

Ann and Tom were married there.

Were Ann and Tom married there? .........................................................................................

Where were Ann and Tom married? .......................................................................................

15.

This package should have been taken there.

Should this package have been taken there? ...........................................................................

Where should this package have been taken? .........................................................................


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WH-Questions, Exercise 10,p.A12, Understanding and Using English Grammar, 2ndEd.

Make questions from the fol lowing sentences. The words in parentheses shou ld be the answer to

your question.

Example: I need(5 dollars). How much money do you need?

1. Roberto was born (in Panama). Where was Roberto born? .................................................

2. I go out to eat (at least once a week). How many times do you go out to eat every week? ..

3.

Im waiting for (Maria). Who are you waiting for? ..............................................................4. (My sister) answered the phone. Who answered the phone? ................................................

5. I called (Benjamin). Whom did you call? .............................................................................

6.

(Benjamin) called. Who called? ............................................................................................

7. The boy has (a ball) in his pocket. What does the boy has in his pocket? ............................

8.

Deceitful means (dishonest. What does Deceitfulmean? .............................................

9. An abyss is (a bottomless hole). What is abyss? ...................................................................

10.

He went (this) way. Which way did he go? ..........................................................................

11.These are (Jims) books and papers. Whose are these? ........................................................

12.They have (4) children. How many children are there? ........................................................

13.

He has been here (for 2 hours). How long has he been here? ...............................................

14.

It is (200 miles) to New Orleans. How far is New Orleans...................................................

Tag Questions, Exercises 15, p. A16, Understanding and Using English Grammar

Choose the correct answer.

1. They want to come, ___c__________?

A. will they B. do they C. dont they D. arentthey

2. Elizabeth is a dentist, _____d________?

A. is he B. is she C. isnt it D. isnt she

3.

They wont be here, ______b_______?

A. are they B. will they C. wont they D. arent they

4. There arent any problems, _____a________?

A. are there B. are they C. is it D. arent they5. That is your umbrella, _____c________?

A. is that B. is it C. isnt it D. isnt that

6. George is a student, _____b________?

A. is George B. isnt he C. is he D. isnt George

7. Hes learned a lot in the last couple of years, _____d________?

A. isnt he B. wasnt he C. has he D. hasnt he

8. He has a bicycle, ______d_______?

A. has he B. hasnt he C. does he D. doesnt he

9. Joan cant come with us, ____b_________?

A. can she B. can he C. can we D. cant we

10.

Shell help us later, ____c_________?

A. shall we B. shant we C. wont she D. will she

11.

Peggy would like to come with us to the party, _____b________?

A. would she B. wouldnt she C. doesnt she D. shall we

12.

Those arent Freds books, ____c_________?

A. arent those B. are those C. are they D. arent they

13.Youve never been to Paris, ____b_________?

A. have you B. havent you C. do you D. dont you

14.Something is wrong with Jane today, ____b_________?

A. is it B. isnt it C. is she D. isnt she

15.

Everyone can learn how to swim, ____d_________?A. is it B. are they C. can they D. cant they


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16.

Nobody cheated on the exam, ____d_________?

A. do they B. dont they C. did they D. didnt they

17.

Nothing went wrong while I was gone, _____b________?

A. did it B. didnt it C. did they D. didnt they

18.I am invited, _____a________?

A. am I B. arent I C. arent you D. are you

Tag Questions, Exercises 16, p. A16, Understanding and Using English Grammar

Add tag questions to the fol lowing.

1. Thats Toms pen, ____isnt it?

2. Carlos is living in an apartment, ___isnt he?

3.

George lives on Main Street, __doesnt he?

4. There isnt a test tomorrow, ___is there?

5.

Mary has her book, ___doesnt she?

6.

You had a good time, __didnt you?

7. She has been invited to the party, __hasnt she?

8. You didnt forget your key, __did you?

9. Your parents havent arrived yet, ___have they?

10.Turtles lay eggs, __doesnt it?

11.They cant speak Arabic, __can they?

12.

Andrew is never late to class, __isnt he?

13.

Something will be done about the problem right away, ___wont it?

14.These keys dont belong to you, __do you?

15.You used to live in New York, __didnt you?

16.Theres a better way to solve that problem, ___isnt there?

17.Jane is going to come to class tomorrow, __isnt he?

18.You should leave for the airport by six, ___shouldnt you?

19.Jack doesnt have a car, ___does he?

20.

Tom sat next to Mary yesterday, __didnt he?

21.We have class tomorrow, ___dont we?

22.Youve already seen that movie, __havent you?

23.

They will help us, __wont they?

24.Nobody has told you the secret, ___hasnt they?

25.I am right, __am I not?

26.

Class ends at 4 oclock, ___doesnt it?

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