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There is not a subject.
For example: There are three books on the table.
When we ask, ‘What is on the table?’, the answer is ‘three books’. Therefore, three books is the
subject.

Practice Time 1

Circle the subject and underline the predicate in each of the following sentences.
1. The children reached home tired and dirty.

2. Gopal threw a huge stone into the well.
3. All the horses sprang up together.
4. The girl in the pink dress walked into the shop.
5. A blue butterfly hovered over the flowerpot.
6. The cat ran towards the park.

7. The old man was crossing the road.
8. My cousin is a music composer.
9. A boy walked lazily in the school corridor.
10. Sheena drinks milk every morning.
11. John and his friends are playing in the park.
12. The doctor rushed to help the injured man.

Let’s Learn Kinds of Sentences (Based on Meaning)

There are four kinds of sentences: declarative/assertive, interrogative, imperative and
exclamatory. Each of these has its own closing punctuation mark and is used for a specific
form of communication.

Declarative/Assertive Sentence
The Sentence A sentence in the present tense changes into negative with the use of do not or does not
Declarative sentences make a statement or declare something. These always end with a full
stop. Declarative sentences can be affirmative or negative. For example:
I love to eat mangoes. (affirmative)
O

The cat did not chase the mouse. (negative)

O
before the main verb. For example:

I do not read science fiction.
O
My cat does not like milk.

O
A sentence in the past tense changes into negative with the use of did not before the main
verb. For example:

Marlon did not play his best yesterday. He did not break the jar.
O O
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