Chapter 1

THE SENTENCE

Read the following groups of words:

1. is Supriya good girl a
2. name is his Mayank
3. ten years am I old
4. go I school to everyone
Do these groups of words make sense?
Are they sentences or not?
Mini-Practice:
Try arranging words in those sentences to make correct sentences:
1. …………………………………………….
2. ……………………………………………
3. ……………………………………………
4. …………………………………………..
Remember:
 Each sentence begins with a Capital letter.
 Each sentence ends with a full stop [.] or a question mark [?] or an exclamatory mark [!] depending on
the kind of sentence.

CHECK YOURSELF
A. Arrange the following words in the order that they make complete sense:
1. you where are going
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2. milk cow us gives
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3. sat wall on Humpty Dumpty
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4. elders your always respect should you
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5. beast donkey a burden of is
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6. seven week are a in there days
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7. games love children play to
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8. are my toys these
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9. a lamb little had Mary
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10. make noise a not do
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B. Make sentences using the following words:

1. Mother :
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2. Playground :
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3. Computer :
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4. Capital :
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5. Train :
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6. Uniform :
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7. Intelligent :
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8. Teacher :
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9. School :
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10. Home :
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1. THE SENTENCE
 A sentence = Subject + Verb + Object (S + V + O)

For example:
Samir jumps into the pool.
CHECK YOURSELF
A. In the following sentences circle the subject in red, the verb in green, the object in blue and the
complement in orange.
1. He runs fast.
2. John held his toe in pain.
3. She lost her handbag.
4. They looked happy.
5. The bools fell from the shelf.
6. The plane crashed into the filed.
7. The dress was beautiful.
8. The mango was sweet and juicy.
9. He bought a car last week.
10. She missed the train.

B. Put the subject and predicate (V + O) in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
1. will be angry mother your you if disobey her.
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2. the parents by was praised the performance.
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3. thirty students there were in the class.
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band the school performed well.
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C. Translate into English