Phrases exercise

Arrange the words or phrases given in the brackets in the right order and make meaningful sentences.

1. The chief guest ……………………. (about his childhood, spoke)

2. After his matriculation, Gandhi ……………………. (to London, went, for higher studies)

3. Our college …………………….. (in a town, is, five miles away)

4. My father ………………………. (I had failed my test, very sad, became, heard, when he, that)

5. The boys ………………………… (tired and hungry, after the long walk, were)

6. The litmus paper ……………………… (when, turned, in the liquid, red, I dipped it)

7. Abraham Lincoln ………………………… (the man, who freed, was, the slaves in America)

8. This …………………….. (what, is, reported, the newspaper)

9. The old woman …………………….. (a lot of stories, her, told, grandchildren)

10. Australia ………………………. (one, is, the largest, of, islands in the world)

Answers

1. The chief guest spoke about his childhood.

2. After his matriculation, Gandhi went to London for higher studies.

3. Our college is in a town five miles away.

4. My father became very sad when he heard that I had failed the test.

5. The boys were tired and hungry after the long walk.

6. The litmus paper turned red when I dipped it in the liquid.

7. Abraham Lincoln was the man who freed the slaves in America.

8. This is what the newspaper reported.

9. The old woman told her grandchildren a lot of stories.

10. Australia is one of the largest islands in the world.