Activity 1

There are five simple sentences, three compound sentences and two

complex sentences in the following passage. Write, simple, compound or

complex in front of each one:

1. Life is a bed of thorns. Simple

2. It is never a bed of roses. Simple

3. Man struggles hard to earn his living. Simple

4. He runs after money and wants to enjoy power. Compound

5. In the race for money and power he gets hurt. Compound

6. Fears, worries and frustration hurt his mind. Complex

7. He becomes restless and loses peace of mind. Compound

8. He realizes that money is not everything in life. Simple

9. It gives temporary satisfaction, but robs him of peace and happiness in life. Complex

10. What makes man happy is contentment. Simple

Activity 2

Separate the Subject from the Predicate in the following sentences. (Greensubject, Blue
predicate)

1. He hadn’t answer to my question.

2. Serpents move very fast.

3. Constant illness compelled him to discontinue his study.

4. Gardening, collecting stamps, drawing pictures, making paintings, catching fish,

taking photographs etc., are the examples of common hobbies.

5. The temporary sheds and stalls for the sellers in the market collapsed in the

recent rain.

Activity 3

The sentences in the following passage are in different patterns. Identify the pattern of

each sentence and mention the pattern in front of the respective sentence.
1) I have read the Ramayana. Pattern 2

2) Maharshi Valmiki wrote this famous epic. Pattern 5

3) It deals with the life and work of lord Ramachandra. Pattern 3

4) He was the son of Dasaratha of Ayodhya. Pattern 5

5) It also tells us the story of Ravan, the demon king of Lanka. Pattern 3

6) People called Ramachandra Purushottam. Pattern 2

7) He was an incarnation of God. Pattern 5

8) Ravan was a great politician. Pattern 4

9) Ramachandra, his wife Sita and brother Laxman went to forest. Pattern 3

10) King Dasaratha died. Pattern 1

Activity 4

Write a paragraph about how you celebrated a special day (either your birthday,

Christmas, New Year’s, etc.). The sentences in the paragraph should follow

different sentence patterns.

In my family we are not much of celebrating Christmas or New Year's due to lack of habit, I don't
really know but it has always been like that. However, the dates that we do celebrate are always
birthdays or on other dates of the year we give small gifts like Mother's Day and so on. I will talk
about my birthday. Normally, you ask yourself what you want for your birthday and you prepare
that food and on my birthday my parents give me many things and before the pandemic we went
out for a walk and that is the celebration that I like the most.