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How to Transform Sentences.
Change to Negative or Interrogative Sentence
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There are 3 types of Sentences:
Examples:
1. Priya works in Gujarat Gas.
2. You are very intelligent.
3. I am having lunch.
4. He was working on this project yesterday.
5. He has been working since 9 am.
6. You play cricket very well.
7. We had reached Delhi safely.
1. Affirmative Sentences: (These sentences will not have no/not & will end on (.) full stop.)
There are 3 types of Sentences:
Examples:
1. Priya is not working these days.
2. You were not present in the class yesterday.
3. There are no students in the class now.
4. Kamal doesn’t have a car.
5. I could not complete your work yesterday.
6. She didn’t bring my book that day.
7. There was no water in the lake.8. We have no light in our house today.
2. Negative Sentence: (These sentences will have no/not & will end on (.) full stop.)
There are 3 types of Sentences:
Examples:
1. Why is Priya not working these days?
2. Why were you not present in the class yesterday?
3. Is Ram present in the office now?
4. Have you brought my book?
5. Does she like badminton?
6. Why is there no water in the jug?
7. When did he reach Surat?
8. Did Rita not come to your house yesterday?
3. Interrogative Sentence: (These sentences ask a question & they may or may not have no/not
& will end on (?) Question Mark
Main Verbs
Helping Verbs
Auxiliary Verbs Modal Auxiliary
Eat
Drink
Sleep
Read
Think
Drive
Write
Produce
Is
Are
Am
Was
Were
Do
Does
Did
Has
Have
Had
Can
Could
May
Might
Shall
Should
Will
Would
Types of Verbs
Subject
+ Verb
+ Object
Universal Formula of a Sentence in English
Universal Formula of a Sentence in English
Subject + Verb + ObjectA sentence can be without helping verb
In this case the exact formula is: Subject + Main Verb + Object
Examples: I read newspaper. He plays cricket. You work very hard. She comes everyday.
Universal Formula of a Sentence in English
Subject + Verb + ObjectA sentence can also have a helping verb
& a main verb
Hence formula of a sentence with helping verb:
Subject + helping Verb + Main Verb + Object
Examples: I am reading newspaper. He did not arrive. You are working very hard. She will come tomorrow.
IMPORTANT
Main Verb is compulsory in all Sentences;
Examples:
You appear tired.
She works very hard.
I like reading.
They study in Surat.
But helping verb is not compulsory.
Universal Formula for Making Negative Sentences
Subject + Helping Verb
+ not
+ Main Verb + Object(add ‘not’ in between helping verb & main verb)
Negative Sentences
Subject + Helping Verb + not + Main Verb + Object
Examples: Priya is working these days. Priya is not working these days.
You were present in the class yesterday. You were not present in the class yesterday.
I was absent yesterday. I was not absent yesterday.
They are coming to attend this meeting. They are not coming to attend this meeting.
Sentences with Helping Verb
Universal Formula for Making Negative Sentences
(without helping verb)
Subject + do/does/did + not
+ Main Verb + Object
(add ‘do/does/did + not’ before main
verb)
Negative Sentences
Subject + Helping Verb (do/does/did) + not + Main Verb + Object
Examples: Priya works in a bank these days. Priya does not work in a bank these days.
You play football very well. You do not play football very well.
I like Indian Music. I do not like Indian Music
They went to attend the meeting on Sunday. They did not go to attend the meeting on Sunday.
Sentences without Helping Verb
Universal Formula for Making interrogative Sentences
1. Helping Verb + Subject + Main Verb + Object
2. (WH Word) + Helping Verb + Subject + Main Verb + Object
NOTE:
3. Start the sentence with helping verb.
4. If required; place WH word in front of 1 above.
Interrogative Sentences-with Helping Verb
Interrogative Sentences
Helping Verb + Subject + Main Verb + Object
(WH Word)Helping Verb + Subject + Main Verb + Object
Examples: You were not absent from the class. Were you not absent from the class? When were you not absent from the class?
Ram is present in the office now. Is Ram present in the office now? Why is Ram present in the office now?
They are taking lunch now. Are they taking lunch now? Why are they taking lunch now?
Universal Formula for Making interrogative Sentences
(Sentences without helping verb)
1. Do/Does/Did + Subject + Main Verb + Object
2. (WH Word) + Do/Does/Did + Subject + Main Verb + Object
NOTE:
3. Start the sentence with Do/Does/Did.
4. If required; place WH word in front of 1 above.
Interrogative Sentences- Without Helping Verb
Interrogative Sentences
Do/Does/Did (Helping Verb) + Subject + Main Verb + Object
(WH Word) + Do/Does/Did (Helping Verb) + Subject + Main Verb + Object
Examples: She works in Gujarat Gas. Does she work in Gujarat Gas? Why does she work in Gujarat Gas?
Ram Stays in Vadodara. Does Ram stay in Vadodara? Where does Ram stay in Vadodara?
You played cricket in school. Did you play cricket in school? When did you platy cricket in school?
All interrogative sentences always start with either: to be (is, are, am, was, were) word or
modal auxiliary (shall, will, can, may, might, could); or
Has, have had; or
Do, does, did; or
wh word (what, when, how, where, whose, which)
Whether the interrogative sentence will start with a wh
word or a helping verb is decided by answer desired.
Important Note 1
Close Ended Questions
All interrogative sentences starting with a helping verb are
called close ended questions.
Such questions usually have YES or NO as answer
Such questions are used to ask for confirmation
Important Note 2
Open Ended Questions:
All interrogative sentences starting with a
why/when/how/what/when/where/what are called open
ended questions.
Such questions usually need complete answer
Such questions are usually asked to get further information
When to use
s, es or ies with verbs
Types of Verbs
Main Verbs
Helping Verbs
Auxiliary Verbs Modal Auxiliary
Eat
Drink
Sleep
Read
Think
Drive
Write
Produce
Is
Are
Am
Was
Were
Do
Does
Did
Has
Have
Had
Can
Could
May
Might
Shall
Should
Will
Would
Various Forms of VerbsV1
Base FormV2
Past SimpleV3
Past ParticipleV4
Present Participle
V5Third
Person Singular
taste tasted tasted tasting tastes
play played played playing plays
paint painted painted painting paints
beat beat beaten beating beats
walk walked walked walking walks
become became become becoming becomes
begin began begun beginning begins
bend bent bent bending bends
go went gone going goes
Used only in Present Simple Tense
Used only in Past Simple Tense
Used in all perfect tense sentences
Used in all Continuous Tense Sentences
Used only in Present Simple Tense sentences having third person
singular subject
Personal Pronouns
Person Words Used Used for
First Person I, We, Us, Our Person Speaking
Second Person You, Your Person Spoken to
Third Person He, She, It, They, Their
Person/thing/place spoken about
Singular & Plural Nouns/PronounsSingular (one in
number)Plural (more than one in
number)
I We
You You
He They
She They
It They
Book Books
Boy Boys
Girl Girls
Table Tables
Bag Bags
Pen Pens
Add s/es/ies to a verb only if the sentence meets following three conditions:
1. It has base form of verb (play, eat, walk, talk etc.)
2. There is no helping verb in the sentence. (Present Simple Tense Sentence)
3. The subject is THIRD PERSON SINGULAR
(He, she, it, Prem, Pen, Baroda, dog etc.)Examples:
He works in a bank.
Rita plays guitar very well.
My brother visits me every Sunday.
She goes to the bank daily.
Rules to add s, es or ies
1. Verbs ending in s, z, x, ch, sh have es added in third person singular.
Examples: Misses, buzzes, fixes, watches, pushes
2. Verbs ending in y have ies in third person singular Examples: hurries, tries, worries, flies
3. Other verbs have s added. Examples: reads, eats, plays, drops
EXCEPTIONS: goes, does
How to Transform Sentences.
Change to Negative or Interrogative Sentence
Presented BY:The English Academy
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