Question 1
1 Mark
Find the correct Wh - question to get the underlined part as answer. Mary went to America.
Options
Option A is correct
Where did Mary go?
Option B
How did Mary go?
Option C
Who went to America?
Option D
When did Mary go?
Questions & Answers: "Sentence Types and Word Order"
Complete guide to "Sentence Types and Word Order" for English students. Below you will find important questions and model answers to help you prepare.
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TopQuestion 2
1 Mark
The following formalities are followed while cutting a birthday cake at a birthday celebration. Rearrange them in a proper order. (a) The Birthday boy / girl cuts the cake. (b) Candles on the cake are lit, at first. (c) Guest sing together ‘Happy Birthday To You’. (d) Cake and refreshments are served to guests. (e) The Birthday girl / boy blows out the candles.
Options
Option A
d e c a b
Option B is correct
b e a c d
Option C
c d a b e
Option D
a c b e d
Question 3
1 Mark
Choose the correct sentence from the sentences given below:
Options
Option A
I likes ice-cream
Option B is correct
She likes ice-cream
Option C
You likes ice-cream
Option D
They likes ice-cream
Question 4
1 Mark
Fill in the blank with a suitable verb: They are looking for help, _______ they?
Options
Option A
doesn’t
Option B
didn’t
Option C
isn’t
Option D is correct
aren’t
Question 5
1 Mark
My mother asked me, “_____ did you find such a beautiful puppy?”
Options
Option A
What
Option B is correct
Where
Option C
Who
Option D
Whose
Question 6
1 Mark
Which of the following is a request?
Options
Option A is correct
Give me your pen please.
Option B
Come in.
Option C
Pick your pen immediately.
Option D
Pick your pen immediately.
Question 7
1 Mark
Fill in the blanks with correct wh-question words. “_____ are you and _____ do you want ?”
Options
Option A
Who , Which
Option B is correct
Who , What
Option C
When , Who
Option D
When , What
Question 8
1 Mark
Fill in the blank with proper word to seek permission. “_____ I come in ?”
Options
Option A
Need
Option B
Must
Option C
Have
Option D is correct
May
Question 9
1 Mark
Say what is missing in the address of the receiver of a letter: To, Mrs. Ashwini S. Patil, 10 - Sainath Apartments, MG Road, Maharashtra, India.
Options
Option A
Name of the receiver
Option B is correct
Name of the town and PIN
Option C
Name of locality
Option D
Date of dispatch
Question 10
1 Mark
Choose the proper question to get the answer: "Saira helped her sister".
Options
Option A is correct
To whom did Saira help?
Option B
Whose help did Saira take?
Option C
Who helped Saira?
Option D
By whom was Saira helped?
Question 11
1 Mark
"The winners of the quiz contest received a big, shining trophy." The subject in the above sentence is _____.
Options
Option A
A big, shining trophy
Option B
The winners
Option C
The quiz contest
Option D is correct
The winners of the quiz contest
Question 12
1 Mark
Look at the following picture and choose the correct subject from the given options. _________ is reading a book.
Options
Option A is correct
A girl
Option B
The girls
Option C
The women
Option D
A girls
Question 13
1 Mark
Find the predicate in the following sentence: The train runs across the country.
Options
Option A
across the country
Option B
the country
Option C is correct
runs across the country
Option D
the train
Extra Practice
TopQuestion 1
1 Mark
Which of the following sentences is an Imperative sentence?
Options
Option A
What a beautiful painting this is!
Option B is correct
Please bring me a glass of water.
Option C
Are you going to school today?
Option D
The sun rises in the east.
Explanation
An imperative sentence expresses a request, command, order, instruction, or advice. Option 2 ('Please bring me a glass of water.') is a polite request starting with 'Please', making it an imperative sentence. Option 1 is an exclamatory sentence because it expresses strong emotion and ends with an exclamation mark. Option 3 is an interrogative sentence as it asks a question. Option 4 is an assertive (declarative) sentence because it states a fact.
Question 2
1 Mark
Rearrange the given jumbled words to make a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence: "shines / the / brightly / sun / afternoon / in / the"
Options
Option A is correct
The sun shines brightly in the afternoon.
Option B
The afternoon shines sun in the brightly.
Option C
Brightly the sun in the afternoon shines.
Option D
In the afternoon shines brightly sun.
Explanation
To form a meaningful assertive sentence, we generally follow the Subject + Verb + Adverb/Object + Prepositional Phrase pattern. In Option 1, 'The sun' is the subject, 'shines' is the verb, 'brightly' is the adverb describing the action, and 'in the afternoon' is the prepositional phrase indicating time. This forms a grammatically correct and logical statement. The other options violate standard English word order and do not make sense.
Question 3
1 Mark
Choose the option that shows the correct word order for an Interrogative (question) sentence.
Options
Option A
You are going where today?
Option B is correct
Where are you going today?
Option C
Where you are going today?
Option D
Going where are you today?
Explanation
In English, a standard 'Wh-' question follows the word order: Wh-question word + Auxiliary/Helping Verb + Subject + Main Verb + remaining modifiers. In Option 2, 'Where' (Wh-word) + 'are' (helping verb) + 'you' (subject) + 'going' (main verb) + 'today' (time adverb) perfectly matches this structure. The other options place the subject, helping verb, or question word in incorrect positions, violating standard English grammar rules.