Transform & Expand: Sentence Types for Class 8  

This Class 8 worksheet develops higher-order grammar skills by helping learners expand and transform sentences into different types and forms. With activities like MCQs, rearranging, rewriting, and picture description, students build accuracy and flexibility in handling complex sentence structures.

Why Sentence Expansion & Transformation Matters in Grammar?  

This worksheet helps learners:  
1. Differentiate between simple, compound, complex, positive, comparative, superlative, passive, and exclamatory forms.  
2. Rearrange and expand words into meaningful and grammatically correct sentences.  
3. Transform one sentence type into another for greater fluency.  
4. Practice creative writing using various sentence structures.

What’s Inside This Worksheet?  

This worksheet includes four advanced activities:

Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions  
Students identify sentence types from examples like “He is taller than me” (Comparative) and “This is the most exciting game” (Superlative).

Exercise 2 – Sentence Rearranging  
Learners rearrange jumbled words into expanded or transformed sentences, e.g., “as / tall / father / as / is / Aarav” → *Aarav is as tall as his father*.

Exercise 3 – Sentence Rewriting  
Students rewrite sentences as per given requirements, e.g., “The man is kind” → *The man is kind because he helps everyone* (Complex).

Exercise 4 – Picture Description  
Students describe a picnic scene (with children eating and playing outdoors) using a mix of simple, compound, and complex sentences.

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – MCQs  
1. He is taller than me. – Comparative  
2. This is the most exciting game. – Superlative  
3. She works hard. – Positive  
4. The ball was thrown by Sam. – Passive  
5. If you run, you can catch the bus. – Complex  
6. He is too weak to lift the box. – Simple  
7. We finished the work and left. – Compound  
8. That is the biggest cake. – Superlative  

Exercise 2 – Rearranged Sentences  
1. Aarav is as tall as his father.  
2. This lamp is brighter than that.  
3. She is not only kind but also clever.  
4. It was so cold that the water froze.  
5. This box is too heavy to lift.  
6. Maya is the fastest runner in the team.  
7. We should practice more.  
8. There is very much traffic today.  
9. The game was extremely tiring.  
10. He writes neater than I do.  

Exercise 3 – Rewritten Sentences  
1. The man is kind because he helps everyone. (Complex)  
2. She runs quicker than her friend. (Comparative)  
3. This is a red car with shiny wheels. (Expanded)  
4. He is the tallest of all. (Superlative)  
5. We went to the park because it was Sunday. (Expanded)  
6. The cake is so tasty! (Exclamatory)  
7. The boy sings when he is happy. (Expanded with condition)  
8. She reads books whenever she is free. (Complex)  
9. He drives fast if the road is empty. (Conditional)  
10. The bird is small with colorful wings. (Expanded)  

Exercise 4 – Sample Picture Description (Picnic Scene)  
1. The children are enjoying a picnic. (Statement)  
2. What fun they are having! (Exclamatory)  
3. They are eating snacks and playing games. (Compound)  
4. While one boy is grilling food, others are sitting on a mat. (Complex)  

Boost your child’s grammar fluency by mastering sentence transformation and expansion — perfect for advanced writing skills!  

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