Basic English Grammar I

Exercise 1

Tell whether each sentence below is a declarative sentence, an interrogative
sentence, an exclamatory sentence or an imperative sentence.
The first one has been done for you.

1. 
   

        The girls   were    playing volleyball. 

   
   


2. Where is my bike?


3. What a lovely dog!


4. It’s snowing again today.


5. Please show me that pair of black shoes.


6. Can Anna come out to play?


7. Do your homework now.


8. What time is it?


9. Pass me the orange juice, please.


10. On weekends, I often go fishing with Dad.


11. Can your little brother read?


12. Speak in a loud, clear voice.


13. That was a fantastic game!


14. What fun this is!


15. Jamal really likes horses.

Exercise 2

Underline the verbs in these sentences. Then tell whether each verb is transitive or
intransitive. Put a checkmark in the correct box.

transitive verb intransitive verb

1. Dad is baking bread.


2. We buy our food at the supermarket.


3. We are learning Latin.


4. Come with me now.


5. The children went to bed.

declarative sentence