Class 4 | CANDID English Grammar and Composition | Unit 1 | Lesson 1. The Sentence

EXERCISE - 1

Tick (✔️) mark the following groups of words which make complete sense and cross (❌) those which do not make any sense.

1. The palace on wheels.

Ans: ❌

2. She plays with a doll.

Ans: ✔️

3. In the box.

Ans: ❌

4. A singing bird.

Ans: ❌

5. The hen has laid an egg.

Ans: ✔️

6. A house on fire.

Ans: ❌

7. The lion roars.

Ans: ✔️

8. A deep lion.

Ans: ❌

9. An egg.

Ans: ❌

10. Birds sing.

Ans: ✔️

EXERCISE - 2

Rewrite the following groups of words as meaningful sentences. Begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop. One is done.

1. shelf is on the book the

Ans: The book is on the shelf.

2. calculator my is it

Ans: It is my calculator.

3. list broken a make of articles

Ans: Make a list of broken articles.

4. make I a if promise keep I it

Ans: If I make a promise, I keep it.

5. duty it our is country our serve to

Ans: It is our duty to serve our country.

6. poisoned poor widow the herself

Ans: The poor widow poisoned herself.

7. celebrated he birthday his

Ans: He celebrated his birthday.

8. an hour I met ago her

Ans: I met her an hour ago.

9. hell rule better is to it in

Ans: It is better to rule in hell.

10. excuses are mere these

Ans: These are mere excuses.

EXERCISE - 3

Add suitable word or words to the following groups of words to make meaningful sentences:

1. seven days

Ans: A week has seven days.

2. no smoke without fire

Ans: There is no smoke without fire.

3. is in the bed

Ans: My father is in the bed.

4. Her purse

Ans: This is her purse.

5. made of gold

Ans: The ring is made of gold.

6. There is

Ans: There is a book on the table.

7. You should

Ans; You should work hard.

8. is fond of music

Ans: He is fond of music.

9. is in the stable

Ans: The horse is in the stable.

10. Flowers attract

Ans: Flowers attract the bees.

EXERCISE - 4

Rewrite the following passage using capital letters and putting in full stops where necessary.

Once there lived a king he had a son he loved him very much one day the young prince went out for hunting he was lost in the forest the king got worried he sent his men to find him but in vain.

Ans: Once there lived a king. He had a son. He loved him very much. One day, the young prince went out for hunting. He was lost in the forest. The king got worried. He sent his men to find him but in vain.