BBC Compacta Class 6 Solutions - Classroom Assignment- 86

(A) Say whether the following are 'phrases' or 'sentences'. Give reasons in support of your answers.

1.
Ans: (i) "People of the world": This is a phrase. It lacks a subject and a verb, making it an incomplete thought or statement. It functions more like a noun phrase, describing a specific group of people. 
(ii) "People make the world": This is a sentence. It contains a subject ("people") and a verb ("make"), forming a complete thought or statement. It expresses a clear idea that people have the power to shape or influence the world.

2.
Ans: (i) "A pretty girl.": This is a phrase. It lacks a subject and a verb, and it does not express a complete thought. It is just a noun phrase describing a pretty girl.
(ii) "I met a pretty girl.": This is a sentence. It contains a subject ("I"), a verb ("met"), and expresses a complete thought. It conveys the information that the speaker met a pretty girl. 

3.
Ans: (i) "You are an amazing person.": This is a sentence because it is a complete thought that expresses a complete idea. It has a subject ("you") and a predicate ("are an amazing person").
(ii) "An amazing person": This is not a complete thought as it lacks a subject and a verb. It is just a noun phrase consisting of an article (an) and an adjective (amazing) modifying the noun (person).

4.
Ans: (i) "To the market": It lacks a subject and a verb. It functions more like a prepositional phrase, providing information about direction or location, rather than expressing a complete thought.
(ii) "We went to the market": It contains a subject ("we") and a verb ("went"), expressing a complete thought. It is a grammatically complete statement that conveys a specific action taken by the subject.

5.
Ans: (i) "Has been raining": This is a phrase. It is a verb phrase consisting of the auxiliary verb "has" and the main verb "been raining." However, it lacks a subject, making it an incomplete sentence.
(ii) "It has been raining since morning": This is a sentence. It contains a subject ("it") and a verb phrase ("has been raining since morning"). It is a complete thought that conveys information about the ongoing action of raining since morning.

(B) Underline the noun phrases in the following sentences and say whether it is functioning like as a subject, an object or a complement.

(D) Replace the underlined/bold adverbial phrases in the following sentences with appropriate adverbs. You may have to make some other changes, too.

1.
Ans: Grandpa walks slowly. 

2.
Ans: Sally behaved foolishly in front of the guests. 

3.
Ans: You must handle this glass vase carefully.

4.
Ans: I am sure you will win the match.

5.
Ans: I looked for her everywhere.

6.
Ans: The plumber changed the leaking pipe instantly.

(E) Say whether the underlined phrase in each sentence is a noun phrase, a verb phrase, an adjectival phrase, an adverb phrase or a prepositional phrase. (Remember, prepositional phrases often function as adverb phrases or adjective phrases.)

1.
Ans: Noun phrase

2.
Ans: Prepositional phrase (adverb phrase)

3.
Ans: Prepositional phrase (adjective phrase)

4.
Ans: Prepositional phrase(adverb phrase)

5.
Ans: Prepositional phrase (adverb phrase)

6.
Ans: Noun phrase

7.
Ans: Noun phrase

8.
Ans: Noun phrase

9.
Ans: Prepositional phrase (adverb phrase)

10.
Ans: Prepositional phrase (adverb phrase)