Sentence - Exercise -1 for University Admission Test, Job Application Test, BCS Exam and Any Competitive Examination

Topic: Sentence

Questions:

1. Only Rina can do this sum. (Negative)

a) Only Rina cannot do this sum.

b) Rina cannot do this sum.

c) None but Rina can do this sum.

d) Anyone but Rina can do this sum.

2. I must do this. (Make it negative)

a) I cannot but doing this.

b) I cannot help do this.

c) I must not but do this.

d) I cannot help doing this.

3. Nobody likes a liar. The affirmative form of the sentence is

a) Everybody dislikes lying

b) All people dislike a liar

c) Everybody hates a liar

d) Everybody likes the truth

4. 'Every mother loves her child'. Make it negative.

a) Every mother does not love her child.

b) Every mother doesn't love her child.

c) There is no mother but loves her child.

d) Every mother loves no child.

5. All love flower. (Interrogative)

a) Who does not love flower?

b) Who do not love flower?

c) Who did not love flower?

d) Do all love flower

6. Identify the imperative sentence.

a) I shall go to college.

b) Matin is singing a song.

c) It has been raining since morning.

d) Stand up.

7. May Allah/God help you. What kind of sentence is this?

a) Assertive

b) Optative

c) Imperative

d) Exclamatory

8. What type of sentence is 'If I knew this before!'?

a) Optative

b) Exclamatory

c) Assertive

d) Imperative

9. "All men must die" (Negative)

a) No men will never die

b) None but all men will die

c) Nothing but all men must die

d) None can avoid death

10. Which one is a negative interrogative sentence?

a) Had they not work

b) Do they not work?

c) Do not he work?

d) Could he not worked?

11. Although he is rich, he is an honest man. This is a

a) simple sentence

b) complex sentence

c) compound sentence

d) multiple sentence

12. What is lotted cannot be blotted. This is

a) Simple sentence

b) Compound sentence

c) Complex sentence

d) Multiple sentence

13. Do or die is a -

a) complex sentence

b) compound sentence

c) simple sentence

d) conditional sentence

14. All that glitters is not gold. This sentence is-

a) simple

b) complex

c) compound

d) complex-compound

15. 'In spite of being old, he was young at heart.' The compound sentence of it is -

a) Though he was old he was young at heart

b) He was too old to be young at heart

c) He was old but young at heart

d) All of the above

16. What is lotted cannot be blotted. This is -

a) Simple sentence

b) Compound sentence

c) Complex sentence

d) Multiple sentence

17. The girl who sat next to me is an architect. It is a:

a) simple sentence

b) complex sentence

c) compound sentence

d) complex-compound sentence

18. I saw that the boy was playing. It is an example of a-

a) complex sentence

b) compound sentence

c) simple sentence

d) exclamatory sentence

19. Move and die. (Make simple)-

a) Move or Die

b) In case of your moving you will die.

c) Move unless you die

d) Move never you will die

20. I know her name. (Make it complex)

a) What her name I know

b) I know what her name is

c) I know what is her name.

d) Her name I know.

Answers With Explanation:

1. c) None but Rina can do this sum (Affirmative sentence with 'Only' or 'Alone' referring to a person is changed to 'None but' in negative. ব্যক্তি বুঝালে Only এর পরিবর্তে None but বসে।)

2. d) I cannot help doing this. ('Must' is replaced by 'cannot but + base verb' or 'cannot help + verb+ing'. Must থাকলে negative করতে cannot help + ing বসে।)

3. c) Everybody hates a liar (Affirmative of 'Nobody' is 'Everybody'. Antonym of 'likes' is 'hates'. 'Nobody likes' becomes 'Everybody hates'.)

4. c) There is no mother but loves her child. ('Every' is replaced by 'There is no ... but' in negative. Every থাকলে There is no ... but বসে।)

5. a) Who does not love flower? ('All' or 'Everybody' is replaced by 'Who does not' in interrogative. All থাকলে Who does not বসে।)

6. d) Stand up. (Imperative sentences usually start with a verb and express order, request, or advice. আদেশ, উপদেশ বা অনুরোধ বুঝালে Imperative sentence হয়।)

7. b) Optative (Sentences starting with 'May' that express a wish or prayer are Optative. ইচ্ছা বা প্রার্থনা বুঝালে Optative sentence হয়।)

8. d) Exclamatory (Note: Source key says 8.d. Standard grammar classifies sentences expressing sudden emotion or wish (like 'If I knew...') as Exclamatory. However, some classifications might label 'If' structures differently, but the exclamation mark indicates Exclamatory. Key 8.d refers to 'Exclamatory' in the list (order: Assertive, Imperative, Optative, Exclamatory). In text, d is Exclamatory.)

9. d) None can avoid death ('Must' indicates obligation/inevitability. 'All men must die' implies no one can escape it. Negative: 'None can avoid death'. অর্থ ঠিক রেখে Negative করা হয়েছে।)

10. b) Do they not work? (Structure: Aux + S + not + V...? or Aux + not + S + V...? 'Do they not work?' follows correct grammatical structure. সঠিক গঠন হলো Auxiliary + Subject + Not + Verb.)

11. b) complex sentence (Sentences with 'Although' consist of a main clause and a subordinate clause, making it Complex. Although থাকলে Complex sentence হয়।)

12. c) Complex sentence (Contains a noun clause "What is lotted" as the subject. Subordinate clause থাকায় এটি Complex sentence.)

13. b) compound sentence (Two independent clauses joined by 'or'. Or দ্বারা যুক্ত থাকলে Compound sentence হয়।)

14. b) complex ('All that glitters' contains a relative clause 'that glitters', making it Complex. Relative clause থাকায় এটি Complex.)

15. c) He was old but young at heart (Simple sentence with 'In spite of' converts to Compound using 'but'. In spite of থাকলে Compound করতে but বসে।)

16. c) Complex sentence (Repetition of Question 12.)

17. b) complex sentence (Contains a relative clause 'who sat next to me'. Who দ্বারা যুক্ত clause থাকায় এটি Complex.)

18. a) complex sentence (Contains a noun clause 'that the boy was playing'. That দ্বারা যুক্ত clause থাকায় এটি Complex.)

19. b) In case of your moving you will die. ("Move and die" implies a condition "If you move, you will die". Simple form uses a phrase like "In case of...". 'In case of' ব্যবহার করে Simple করা হয়েছে।)

20. c) I know what her name is