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Words and PhrasesPosted by Manjusha. Filed in English Grammar What is a word?A word is a group of letters arranged in a particular order. It has a meaning. Examples are: flower, bird, boy, student, beautiful, evening, nice etc. A group of letters that does not make any sense is not a word. For example, rhts, btured, ghuyl and gklis are not words because they do not make any sense. What is a phrase?A phrase is a group of words that makes sense. Examples are: the boy, a beautiful girl, in the morning and on the table. NotesA group of words becomes a phrase only when it makes sense. So what about the word group given below? Is it a phrase? The on table No, it is not a phrase because it doesn’t make any sense. However, by rearranging the words we can convert it into a meaningful phrase: on the table ExercisePut a tick mark against the phrases in the following. 1. on the table 2. around corner the 3. evening an unforgettable 4. a wonderful experience 5. a badly cooked meal 6. dog my neighbour’s 7. sky in stars the 8. a sheet of paper 9. story an interesting 10. bird in hand a 11. thread a piece of 12. the desert ship of 13. better than anybody else 14. a blade of grass 15. bush a bird in the 16. a funny little guy 17. flowers a garland of 18. bottle the in 19. a glass of water 20. a clever dog Parents and teachers may print these pages for their children. Click here for a printer-friendly version of this page. |
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