Types of Sentences Grade7 Topic Assessment Mixed Grade 6 Assessment

To give a clear instruction for a science experiment, a good imperative sentence would be: "______ the two liquids together slowly."

• Pour

• Do you pour

• You will pour

• What if you pour

Answer explanation

This option correctly uses the base form of the verb ('Pour') to start the sentence, which is the standard structure for an imperative sentence (a command or instruction). The other options form a question ('Do you pour'), a declarative statement about the future ('You will pour'), or a hypothetical question ('What if you pour').

The sentence "He hasn't found ______ clues about the missing artifact" would contain a double negative if the blank were filled with the word:

• no

• any

• some

• many

Answer explanation

Using 'no' would create a double negative ('hasn't' and 'no'), which is grammatically incorrect in standard English. The correct word to use in this negative construction is 'any'. 'Some' is typically used in affirmative sentences, and 'many' is plausible but 'any' is the most standard choice for this negative structure.

True or False: In the sentence "I promise I will help you with the project," the primary function is to give a command.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

This is a declarative sentence. Its primary function is to state a fact or make a promise, not to give a command. An imperative sentence, such as 'Help me with the project,' is used to give a command.

Which of the following sentences is a grammatically correct interrogative sentence?

• What time does the concert begin?

• What time the concert begins?

• What time does the concert begin.

• Does what time the concert begin?

Answer explanation

This sentence is a correct Wh-question. It uses the auxiliary verb 'does' before the subject 'the concert' and ends with a question mark. The other options are incorrect because they lack the auxiliary verb, use a period instead of a question mark, or have incorrect word order.

True or False: In the imperative sentence 'Don't forget your lunch on the table!', the implied subject is 'I'.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The implied (or understood) subject of an imperative sentence is always 'you'. The sentence is giving a direct command or reminder to the person being spoken to.

The sentence 'He couldn't find his keys nowhere' contains a double negative. Choose the option that correctly corrects the error.

• He couldn't find his keys anywhere.

• He could find his keys nowhere.

• He could find his keys somewhere.

• He didn't found his keys nowhere.

Answer explanation

The most direct way to correct a double negative is to change one of the negative words. Changing 'nowhere' to 'anywhere' fixes the error while preserving the original intended meaning. 'He could find his keys nowhere' is also grammatically correct but slightly changes the emphasis. 'He could find his keys somewhere' changes the meaning from negative to affirmative.

Which of the following is a correctly formed exclamatory sentence?

• What a fantastic goal that was!

• What a fantastic goal that was.

• How a fantastic goal that was!

• What fantastic goal was that!

Answer explanation

This option correctly uses the 'What a + noun phrase' structure and ends with an exclamation mark to show strong feeling. The other options are incorrect because one ends with a period, one incorrectly uses 'How' with 'a', and the last one has incorrect word order for an exclamation.

To state a scientific fact, you would complete the sentence as: "The Earth ______ around the Sun."

• revolves

• does it revolve

• revolve

• how it revolves

Answer explanation

The word 'revolves' correctly completes the declarative sentence, which states a fact. The subject 'The Earth' is singular, so it requires the verb form 'revolves'. The other options would create a question or an incomplete sentence.

True or False: A question that begins with 'Who', 'What', or 'Where' is typically a Yes/No question.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Questions beginning with 'Who', 'What', 'Where', 'When', 'Why', or 'How' are called Wh-questions. They require a specific piece of information as an answer, not a simple 'yes' or 'no'.

To make a polite request in a library, you might say, "______ quiet in this section."

• Please be

• You are

• Are you

• How

Answer explanation

The phrase 'Please be' correctly forms a polite imperative sentence (a request). 'You are' would form a declarative statement, 'Are you' would form a question, and 'How' would begin an exclamation or a different type of question.