Whenever we write or speak, we use words. We group many words to convey our message to people. Grouping of words is not sufficient, these words have to be in proper order or sequence for better understanding. Words arranged in order should express a complete thought.
Now read the following sentences.
1. Useful is metal iron an.
2. Iron is an useful metal.
Are they different?
Yes, the first sentence does not make any sense but the second sentence does because it follows all the rules of making a sentence.
2. A sentence always makes sense.
3. A sentence always starts with capital letter and end with a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark.
4. A sentence must have at least one doing word i.e. verb.
Now read these groups of words.
1. in the river
2. glass of water.
a. glass of water.me a Please bring
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b. the boat? Where is
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c. is the Honesty best policy.
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d. river. holy is a The Ganga
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e. little girl The helped the blind man.
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f. strong. is onions of smell The
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g. This is story. an interesting
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h. Ashok my brother. is
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i. the doctor. This is
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j. watching the match. Boys were
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a. for your glasses ___________
b. I hope you will soon be well. __________
c. not quite right ____________
d. You cannot spell this word correctly. __________
e. Where is Ravi? ___________
f. in a pot._____________
g. We visited Nalanda University during the summer holidays. __________
h. My school starts at 6:30 am. ____________
i. for six hours. _____________
j. We were watching the match yesterday. ___________
k. a vast empire. ______________
l. Ashok is charged with theft.____________
m. He dived into a pool. _____________
Now read the following sentences.
1. Useful is metal iron an.
2. Iron is an useful metal.
Are they different?
Yes, the first sentence does not make any sense but the second sentence does because it follows all the rules of making a sentence.
Rules for making a Sentence:
1. A sentence is a group of words that conveys a complete idea.2. A sentence always makes sense.
3. A sentence always starts with capital letter and end with a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark.
4. A sentence must have at least one doing word i.e. verb.
Now read these groups of words.
1. in the river
2. glass of water.
These groups of words have sense but not complete sense.
The group of words which have sense but not complete sense are called Phrases.
Practice Exercise
Q1) Unscramble the following sentences.a. glass of water.me a Please bring
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b. the boat? Where is
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c. is the Honesty best policy.
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d. river. holy is a The Ganga
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e. little girl The helped the blind man.
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f. strong. is onions of smell The
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g. This is story. an interesting
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h. Ashok my brother. is
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i. the doctor. This is
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j. watching the match. Boys were
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Q2) Read the following groups of words and write ‘P’ for phrases and ‘S’ for sentences.
a. for your glasses ___________
b. I hope you will soon be well. __________
c. not quite right ____________
d. You cannot spell this word correctly. __________
e. Where is Ravi? ___________
f. in a pot._____________
g. We visited Nalanda University during the summer holidays. __________
h. My school starts at 6:30 am. ____________
i. for six hours. _____________
j. We were watching the match yesterday. ___________
k. a vast empire. ______________
l. Ashok is charged with theft.____________
m. He dived into a pool. _____________