10th Class English Grammar - Chapter 2 Types of Sentences All Question With Answer

(i) Nilima has a good memory.
Answer:
has

(ii) He shall not enter the house.
Answer:
shall

(iii) We have not yet received the money.
Answer:
have

(iv) He has been studying to pass the examination.
Answer:
Has

(v) Ramesh works in a bank.
Answer:
Works

(vi) We must obey the rules of the road.
Answers
must

(i) Abdul is a strong boy.
Answer:
declarative

(ii) Let us move on.
Answer:
imperative

(iii) Who told you that story?
Answer:
interrogative

(iv) How luckily I escaped the accident!
Answer:
exclamatory

(v) Don’t touch a live wire.
Answer:
imperative

(vi) Are you coming with him?
Answer:
interrogative

(vii) Turn to page 25 in your grammar book.
Answer:
imperative

(viii) Who did you give it to?
Answer:
Interrogative

(i) The weather is very fine.
Answer:
How fine the weather is! (fine – adjective)

(ii) She is a very intelligent girl.
Answer:
What an intelligent girl she is! (noun phrase)

(iii) He speaks very fluently.
Answer:
How fluently he speaks! (adverb)

(iv) She has got a very sharp memory.
Answer:
What a sharp memory she has got? (noun phrase)

(v) It is a very beautiful night.
Answer:
What a beautiful night! (it is) (noun phrase)

(vi) She has put on a very costly necklace.
Answer:
What a costly necklace she has put on! (noun phrase)

There are some verbs in the brackets. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences choosing the appropriate verbs from the brackets.
(hope, concentrate, make, avoid, take, get)
The examination is at hand. ______ the best use of your time. ______ on your studies. _______ watching television. ______ the advice of your teachers when you are in difficulty. Don’t _____ nervous. Always ______ for the best.

Answers:
The examination is at hand (ନିକଟ ଭବିଷ୍ୟତରେ). Make the best use (ସଦୁପଯୋଗ କର) of your time. Concentrate (ମନଯୋଗ ଦିଅ) on your studies. Avoid (ଦୂରେଇ ରୁହ) watching television. Take (ଗ୍ରହଣ କର) the advice of your teachers when you are in difficulty. Don’t get (ହୁଅନାହିଁ) nervous. Always hope ଆଣାକର for the best.

Combine (join) each pair of the following sentences into a compound sentence using conjunctions such as: ‘and”, ‘but’, ‘or’, ‘so’, ‘yet’, ‘for’, otherwise.

(i) He finished his exercise. He put away his books.
Answer:
He finished his exercises and put away (ରଖିଦେଲା) । his books.

(ii) He must not be late. He will be punished.
Answer:
He must not be late, otherwise (ନହେଲେ । ନଚେତ୍) he will be punished.

(iii) Make haste. You will be late.
Answer:
Make haste (ଚଞ୍ଚଳ କର) or you will be late.

(iv) He is rich. He is not contented.
Answer:
He is rich; yet/but he is not contented (ସୁଖୀ).

(v) He was horrified. He saw bloodstain on the floor.
Answer:
He was horrified (ଆତଙ୍କିତ) for (କାରଣ) he saw bloodstain (ରକ୍ତଛିଟା) on the floor.
Or, He saw bloodstain on the floor; so he was horrified.

(vi) He tried hard. He did not succeed.
Answer:
He tried hard but he did not succeed.

(vii) They took every precaution. They suffered from the disease.
Answer:
They took every precaution (ପ୍ରତିଷେଧକ), yet / but (ତଥାପି) they suffered from the disease.

(viii) I have a lot of work. I must do it now.
Answer:
I have a lot of work, so (ତେଣୁ) I must do it now.

(ix) Be good. You will be happy.
Answer:
Be good and you will be happy.

(x) He practiced daily. He became an expert player.
Answer:
He practiced daily, so he became an expert (ଦକ୍ଷ) player.
Or, He became an expert player because he practiced daily.

Combine (join) each pair of the following sentences into a compound sentence using conjunctions such as: ‘and”, ‘but’, ‘or’, ‘so’, ‘yet’, ‘for’, otherwise.

(i) He finished his exercise. He put away his books.
Answer:
He finished his exercises and put away (ରଖିଦେଲା) । his books.

(ii) He must not be late. He will be punished.
Answer:
He must not be late, otherwise (ନହେଲେ । ନଚେତ୍) he will be punished.

(iii) Make haste. You will be late.
Answer:
Make haste (ଚଞ୍ଚଳ କର) or you will be late.

(iv) He is rich. He is not contented.
Answer:
He is rich; yet/but he is not contented (ସୁଖୀ).

BSE Odisha 10th Class English Grammar Solutions Chapter 2 Types of Sentences

(v) He was horrified. He saw bloodstain on the floor.
Answer:
He was horrified (ଆତଙ୍କିତ) for (କାରଣ) he saw bloodstain (ରକ୍ତଛିଟା) on the floor.
Or, He saw bloodstain on the floor; so he was horrified.

(vi) He tried hard. He did not succeed.
Answer:
He tried hard but he did not succeed.

(vii) They took every precaution. They suffered from the disease.
Answer:
They took every precaution (ପ୍ରତିଷେଧକ), yet / but (ତଥାପି) they suffered from the disease.

(viii) I have a lot of work. I must do it now.
Answer:
I have a lot of work, so (ତେଣୁ) I must do it now.

(ix) Be good. You will be happy.
Answer:
Be good and you will be happy.

(x) He practiced daily. He became an expert player.
Answer:
He practiced daily, so he became an expert (ଦକ୍ଷ) player.
Or, He became an expert player because he practiced daily.

Combine each pair of the following sentences into a compound sentence using one of the correlatives: either…or, neither…nor, not only…but also, both…and.

(i) Energy is necessary for success in life. Patience is also necessary for success in life.
Answer:
Not only energy (ଶକ୍ତି) but also patience (ଧୈର୍ଯ୍ୟ) is necessary for success in life.(noun)

(ii) I have left my glasses on the bus. I have left my glasses at the office.
Answer:
I have left my glasses either on the bus or at the office. (place adverbial)

(iii) He cannot speak English. He cannot speak Hindi.
Answer:
He can speak neither English nor Hindi. (noun).

(iv) The boy is very healthy. He is also very happy.
Answer:
The boy is not only very healthy but also very happy. (adjective phrase)
Or, The boy is both very healthy and very happy.

(v) He does not drink tea. He does not drink coffee.
Answer:
He drinks neither tea nor coffee. (noun)

(vi) She draws pictures neatly. She also paints them beautifully.
Answer:
She not only draws pictures neatly (ପରିଷ୍କାର ଭାବରେ) but also paints them beautifully. (verb)

(vii) The artists will sing for us. They will dance for us too.
Answer:
The artists (କଳାକାରମାନେ) will not only sing but also dance for us. (verb)
Or, The artists will both sing and dance for us.

Break up each of the following sentences into separate clauses. Mark the main clause as M.C. and the subordinate clause as S.C.:

(i) He would go if you asked him.
Answer:
He would go. (M.C) If you asked him. (S.C)

(ii) You should not disbelieve what he says.
Answer:
You should not disbelieve. (M.C) What he says. (S.C)

(iii) He found the watch that he had lost.
Answer:
He found the watch. (M.C) That he had lost. (S.C)

(iv) Though he was born of poor parents, he rose to greatness.
Answer:
he rose to greatness. (M.C) Though he was born to poor parents. (S.C)

(v) We thought that he was a hermit.
Answer:
We thought. (M.C) that he was a hermit. (S.C)

(vi) A dog that barks seldom bites.
Answer:
A dog seldom bites. (M.C) that barks. (S.C)

(vii) The place where Buddha was buried has recently been discovered.
Answer:
The place has recently been discovered. (M.C) Where Buddha was buried. (S.C)

(viii) It always pours when it rains.
Answer:
It always pours. (M.C) When it rains. (S.C)

Study the following sentences from your previous textbook. Write (S) against simple sentences, (D) against compound sentences, and (X) against complex sentences.

(i) I saw that some of the tables had been pushed into a corner.
Answer:
I saw that some of the tables had been pushed into a corner. (Subordinate clause) (X)

(ii) I chose the corner table, seated myself, and started skimming through the newspaper.
Answer:
I chose the corner table, seated myself, and started skimming through the newspaper. (D) (Co-ordinate clause)

(iii) When I had finished my lunch, I asked the waiter about her.
Answer:
When I had finished my lunch, I asked the waiter about her. (Subordinate clause) (X)

(iv) The curiosity which I felt about the girl persisted.
Answer:
The curiosity (g) which I felt about the girl persisted. (Subordinate clause) (X)

(v) I understood how she felt.
Answer:
I understood how she felt. (Subordinate clause) (X).

(vi) Do you usually go this way?
Answer:
Do you usually go this way? (One-clause) (S).

(vii) As we drank tea, I talked about India.
Answer:
As we drank tea, I talked about India. (Subordinate clause) (X).

(viii) When I go to that part of the country, I shall visit your brother’s grave and write to you.
Answer:
When I go to that part of the country, I shall visit your brother’s grave and write to you. (X).
When I go to that part of the county (Subordinate clause) and write to you (Co-ordinate clause)

(ix) Maggie, take Mr Gupta upstairs.
Answer:
Maggie, take Mr Gupta upstairs. (S) (One-clause)

(x) I got up and held her hand.
Answer:
I got up (ଉଠିପଡ଼ିଲେ) and held her hand. (D) (Co-ordinate clause)