REVIEW OF SENTENCES

Comprehension Precis and Composition

Answer these question in not more than 55 words.

1. Where did the writer go last week ?
2. Did he enjoy the play or not ?
3. Who was sitting behind him ?
4. Were they talking loudly, or were they talking quietly ?
5. Could the writer hear the actor or not ?
6. Did he turn around or not ?
7. What did he say ?
8. Did the young man say, ' The play is not interesting. ' or did he say, ' This is a private conversation ! ' ?

Keys Structures

Word Order in Simple Statements.

a A statement tells us about something. All the sentences in the passages are statements. Each of these statements contains one idea. Each statements tells us about one thing. A statement that tells us about one thing is a simple statement.

b The order of the words in a statement is very important. Look at these two statements. They both contain the same words but they do not mean the same thing :

          The policeman arrested the thief.

          The thief arrested by the policeman.

c A simple statement can have six parts, but it does not always have so many. Study the order words in the columns on page 14. Note that column 6 (When?) can be at the begining or at the end of a statement.

Exercises

A. Rule seven column on double sheet of paper. At the top of each column, write the numbers and the words given in the table. Copy out the rest of the passage. Put the words of each statement in the correct column in the way shown in the table.

6	1	2	3	4	5	6
When ?	Who ? Which ? What ?	Action	Who ? Which ? What ?	How ?	Where ?	When ?
Last week	I	went			To the theatre.
	I	had	a very good seat.
	The play	was	very interesting.
	I	did not enjoy	It.
	A young man and a young woman	were sitting			behind me
	They	were talking		loudly

B. You will use the seven column again for this exercise. There is a line under each word or group of words in the statements below. The words are not in the right order. Arrange them correctly in the seven columns. Look at this example :

           I last year to America went

The correct order is : I (who) went (action) to America (where) last year. (when)

Or : Last year I went to America

1. The film I enjoyed yesterday.
2. The news listen to I carefully.
3. Well the the piano played.
4. Games played yesterday in the room the children quietly.
5. Quietly the door opened.
6. Immediately left me.
7. A tree in the corner of the garden he planed.
8. Before lunch the letter in his office quickly he read.
9. This morning a book  I from the library borrowed.
10. The sop spoilt the cook.
11. We at home stay on Sundays.
12. There a lot of people are the bus-stop.
13. The little boy an apple this morning ate greedily in the kitchen.
14. She beautifully draws.
15. Music I like very much.
16. A new school built they in our village last year.
17. The match at four o'clock ended.
18. She a letter from her brother last week received.