Identify sentence types, subjects/objects, abstract nouns, and gender/plural forms.

Here are the solutions to the exercises:

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1. Assertive
2. Exclamatory
3. Assertive
4. Interrogative
5. Exclamatory
6. Interrogative
7. Interrogative
8. Assertive

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1. Subject: My father, Object: a large fleet of cars
2. Subject: A dictionary, Object: the meanings of words
3. Subject: Nobody, Object: (None)
4. Subject: Who, Object: my room
5. Subject: you, Object: much time
6. Subject: The principal, Object 1: me, Object 2: two days' leave
7. Subject: a peepal tree, Object: (None)

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1. The selection of the players was not fair.
2. I take pride in being an Indian.
3. Her mother gave her sensible advice.
4. They waited for the judgment before deciding their next step.
5. Hard work, and not good luck, is the key to success.
6. Truth is victorious in the long run.
7. The kindness of the stranger brought tears into my eyes.

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a) Give the plural form of these:

• photo: photos
• wolf: wolves
• valley: valleys
• bush: bushes
• hero: heroes
• passer-by: passers-by
• proof: proofs
• stepmother: stepmothers
• family: families

b) Give the opposite gender of these:

• madam: sir
• duke: duchess
• vixen: fox
• nun: monk
• bull: cow
• bachelor: spinster
• peahen: peacock
• waiter: waitress
• god: goddess
• mare: stallion

c) Rewrite the following using apostrophe (') wherever desirable:

1. The flats in which the teachers live: The teachers' flats
2. The seats in the bus: The bus's seats
3. The uniforms of the policemen: The policemen's uniforms
4. The bungalow belonging to Mr Biswas: Mr Biswas's bungalow