Exercise 1 – Identify the type of sentence 2. What is your name?

1. Please shut the windows and doors. 3. Did I say anything to make you angry?
2. Do you like chocolate pastries? 4. What is your name?
3. My name is Astrid Gracy.
5. Who told you this?
4. Where are you going?
6. She is a successful writer.
5. Such a beautiful place!
6. Go and try this new flavour.
7. It is raining cats and dogs.
7. Today is Monday. 8. I want to become a writer.
8. Please clean your cupboard today. 9. She does not eat meat or fish.
9. Turn off all the lights and fans when you 10. Go at once.
leave the room.
11. Bring me that file.
10. May I come in?
12. My mother makes delicious cookies.
11. How would you like your coffee?
12. I love reading storybooks. 13. Get lost.
13. Never tell lies. 14. Fetch me a glass of water.
14. The Earth revolves around the Sun. 15. Please be seated.
15. Alas! We lost the trophy.
16. Sit down.
16. Hurray! We won the competition.
17. She writes with her left hand.
17. Asia is the largest continent.
18. Always respect your elders.
18. What a tragedy!
19. Do you know where Peter lives? 19. How beautiful she is!
20. Get out of the classroom. 20. I have two sisters.
21. How ridiculous this is!
Exercise 2 – Go through the following sentences 22. I have lost my way.
and punctuate them appropriately.
1. Wow, such a beautiful dress Exercise 1 – Determine the Sentence Type
2. Do you want to go to the cafe
1. Close the gate when you leave.
3. Please bring me a cup of tea
2. Do you enjoy playing chess?
4. Simran is an intelligent girl 3. My favourite colour is blue.
5. Did you meet Mr Stephen Hawking 4. Where is the nearest hospital?
6. Alas, my dog died 5. What a fantastic performance!
7. The rainbow is so beautiful 6. Try this delicious pasta.
8. You should respect the views of others 7. It is raining today.
9. Captain America saved the little boy 8. Please water the plants.
10. Please follow the traffic signals 9. Switch off the lights before you sleep.
11. Can you tell me the time 10. May I borrow your book?
12. What a splendid match 11. How do you like your tea?
13. Emily Bronte wrote Wuthering Heights 12. I love watching movies.
14. Do not run in the corridors 13. Always tell the truth.
15. Always help the poor 14. The sun rises in the east.
15. Oh no! We missed the bus.
16. Yay! We won the match.
17. Africa is a diverse continent.
Exercise 2 : identify sentence 18. Respect your teachers.
1. How well she sings! 19. Do you know where the post office is?
 20. Leave the room immediately. 1. Ram’s brother is quite sick.
Exercise 2 – Proper Punctuation 2. William Shakespeare wrote Romeo and
Juliet and many other famous plays.
1. What a wonderful surprise this is
3. The boys were playing nearby.
2. Are you joining the party tonight
3. Please pass me the salt 4. The cattle are grazing in the green field.

4. Ravi is a brilliant student 5. The baby is sleeping peacefully.

5. Have you met Dr Abdul Kalam 6. My brother studies in college.

6. Oh no, my cat is missing 7. The flowers are very beautiful.
7. The sunset is truly mesmerising 8. The dog followed its owner.
8. Everyone should respect different opinions 9. Our parents do what’s best for us.
9. Batman saved the city from the Joker 10. The Sun sets in the West.
10. Please obey the traffic rules 11. Cleopatra was the queen of Egypt.
11. Can you tell me the date today 12. The food tastes delicious.
12. What a thrilling roller coaster ride 13. The gown is pretty expensive.
13. William Shakespeare wrote Hamlet 14. My teacher chose the class monitor.
14. Don't play in the hallway 15. My mother is a teacher in a prestigious
15. Always lend a helping hand to those in need school.
16. Every day Sam goes to school.

Sentence: Identification 17. Next week my grandparents are going to visit

us.
Read the following sentences and state their kind.
18. The principal suspended the boys for being
1. She said nothing.
naughty.
2. Where have you been all this while? 19. Mars is known as the red planet.
3. What a pleasant surprise! 20. Kangaroo is the national animal of Australia.

4. What a fool he is! Answers for Exercise 2

5. Go at once. 1. Wow! Such a beautiful dress.
6. Do your duty. 2. Do you want to go to the movies?
7. The sun rises in the east. 3. Please bring me a cup of tea.
8. Slow and steady wins the race. 4. Simran is an intelligent girl.
9. She has never hurt anyone. 5. Did you meet Mr Stephen Hawking?
10. What are you doing there? 6. Alas! My dog died.
11. Please take your seat. 7. The rainbow is so beautiful.
12. Come here. 8. You should respect the views of others.
13. Did he recognize you? 9. Captain America saved the little boy.
14. What did you do then? 10. Please follow the traffic signals.
15. Get that cat off the piano. 11. Can you tell me the time?
16. Give me something to drink. 12. What a splendid match!
17. I love my family. 13. Emily Bronte wrote Wuthering Heights.
Subject and Predicate Exercises with Answer 14. Do not run in the corridors.
Exercise 1 – Identify the subject 15. Always help the poor.
Read the sentences and identify the subject in
them.
Solutions for Exercise 2 2. The Earth rotates on its axis.
1. What a wonderful surprise this is! 3. Edison invented the bulb.
4. The children are dancing together.
2. Are you joining the party tonight?
5. I read Macbeth recently.
3. Please pass me the salt.
6. The pizza tastes good.
4. Ravi is a brilliant student. 7. My parents are discussing their vacation
5. Have you met Dr Abdul Kalam? plans.
6. Oh no! My cat is missing. 8. They have watched Avengers multiple times.

7. The sunset is truly mesmerising. 9. The husband and wife are dancing to the
music.
8. Everyone should respect different opinions.
10. The little girl was wearing a purple dress.
9. Batman saved the city from the Joker. 11. The baby was crying loudly.
10. Please obey the traffic rules. 12. Amy went to practise her guitar lesson.
11. Can you tell me the date today? 13. Ashok was a great king.

12. What a thrilling roller coaster ride! 14. Delhi has many famous historical sites.
15. The stars are brightly twinkling.
13. William Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.
16. Answers for Exercise 2
14. Don't play in the hallway.
17. Sourav Ganguly plays cricket.
15. Always lend a helping hand to those in need. 18. The Earth rotates on its axis.
19. Edison invented the bulb.

Answers for Exercise 1 20. The children are dancing together.

21. I read Macbeth recently.
1. Ram’s brother
22. The pizza tastes good.
2. William Shakespeare
23. My parents are discussing their vacation
3. The boys
plans.
4. The cattle
24. They have watched Avengers multiple times.
5. The baby
25. The husband and wife are dancing to the
6. My brother
music.
7. The flowers
26. The little girl was wearing a purple dress.
8. The dog
27. The baby was crying loudly.
9. Our parents
28. Amy went to practise her guitar lesson.
10. The Sun
29. Ashok was a great king.
11. Cleopatra
30. Delhi has many famous historical sites.
12. The food
31. The stars are twinkling brightly.
13. The gown
14. My teacher.
15. My mother
16. Sam Identify the subject and the predicate in the
17. My grandparents following sentences.
18. Principal 1. The sun was shining brightly.
19. Mars
2. The dogs were barking loudly.
20. Kangaroo
3. The pretty girl was wearing a blue frock.
Exercise 2 – Identify the predicate
4. My younger brother serves in the army.
Read the following sentences and find out the
5. The man and his wife were working in their
predicate.
garden.
1. Sourav Ganguly plays cricket.
6. My mother and my aunt are trained classical 7. Washing our clothes is one of the duties of our
dancers. servant.
7. You don’t have to wait for me. 8. To go back on his words was not in King
8. We will no longer tolerate this. Harishchandra’s nature.

9. The little tree was covered with needles instead 9. A friend of mine works abroad.
of leaves. 10. It was a cold day.
10. A rich merchant was passing by the 11. To give advice is easy.
shoemaker’s window. 12. There are a number of Latin books in the library.
Answers Answers
1. The sun (subject) / was shining brightly 1. Subject – my eighty-year old mother; predicate –
(predicate). can still read without glasses
2. The dogs (subject) / were barking loudly 2. Subject – swimming the Palk Straits; predicate –
(predicate). was one of the greatest achievements of Mihir Sen.
3. The pretty girl (subject) / was wearing a blue 3. Subject – a thing of beauty; predicate – is a joy for
frock (predicate). ever
4. My younger brother (subject) / serves in the army 4. Subject – the old books in the library; predicate –
(predicate). are being rebound
5. The man and his wife (subject) / were working in 5. Subject – an airplane; predicate – is a flying
their garden (predicate). machine
6. My mother and my aunt (subject) / are trained 6. Subject – a piece of land surrounded by water;
classical dancers (predicate). predicate – is called an island
7. You (subject) / don’t have to wait for me 7. Subject – washing our clothes; predicate – is one
(predicate). of the duties of our servant
8. We (subject) / will no longer tolerate this 8. Subject – to go back on his words; predicate –
(predicate). was not in King Harishchandra’s nature
9. The little tree (subject) / was covered with 9. Subject – a friend of mine; predicate – works
needles instead of leaves (predicate). abroad
10. A rich merchant (subject) /was passing by the 10. Subject – it; predicate – was a cold day
shoemaker’s window (predicate).
11. Subject – to give advice; predicate – is easy
12. Subject – there; predicate – are a number of
Subject and predicate exercise Latin books in the library
Separate the subject and the predicate in the
following sentences.
1. My eighty-year old mother can still read without
glasses.
2. Swimming the Palk Straits was one of the
greatest achievements of Mihir Sen.
3. A thing of beauty is a joy for ever.
4. The old books in the library are being rebound.
5. An airplane is a flying machine.
6. A piece of land surrounded by water is called an
island.