School's JUNIOR ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION || Chapter 3 : WORDS AND WORD-GROUPS

Exercise 1. Arrange the words in each word group in proper order so that it makes complete sense:

1. is today it cold very

Ans: It is very cold today.

2. under is cat the table the

Ans: The cat is under the table.

3. a is my teacher mother

Ans: My mother is a teacher.

4. must neighbour your love you

Ans: You must love your neighbour.

5. the barked at dog the boy

Ans: The dog barked at the boy.

6. after children all are children

Ans: Children are children after all.

7. been has pen my lost

Ans: My pen has been lost.

8. new worn has saree she a

Ans: She has worn a new saree.

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Exercise 2. Some of these word-groups are phrases while others are sentences. Pick out sentences and tick each of them:

1. Jack and Jill went up a hill.

Ans: Sentence

2. beside the lake

Ans: Phrases

3. at the end of the day.

Ans: Phrases

4. The lion sprang at the deer.

Ans: Sentence

5. The boys laughed at the beggar.

Ans: Sentence

6. one hot summer night.

Ans: Phrase

7. Twelve weavers set out on a journey.

Ans: Sentence

8. on the top-floor.

Ans: Phrase

Exercise 3: Add words to each phrase to make it a sentence:

1. early one morning

Ans: We found him early one morning.

2. across the road

Ans: The children are walking across the road.

3. at 7 a.m.

Ans: He takes his breakfast at 7 a.m.

4. within an hour

Ans: She will finish the work within an hour.

5. in a very happy mood

Ans: The author received the award in a very happy mood.

6. on the hill-top

Ans: The house is situated on the hilltop.

7. beneath a shady tree

Ans: They sat beneath a shady tree.

8. to a nearby town

Ans: Ram went to a nearby town.

9. in the heart of the town

Ans: The university is situated in the heart of the town.

Exercise 4 : Answer these questions:

1. What is a word?

Ans: A word is a group of letters that makes some sense but not complete

sense.

2. What is a phrase?

Ans: A phrase is a word-group that makes some sense but not complete

sense.

3. What is a sentence?

Ans: A sentence is a word-group that makes complete sense.

4. Can any and every word-group give meaning?

Ans: No, they can't.

5. Can a single word give complete meaning too? Give two examples at least.

Ans: Yes, sometimes a single word can give complete meaning too. Here, we have two such examples are Come , Go.