Class 6 | School's JUNIOR ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION | SECTION I | Unit I | Lesson 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.