Sentence Reordering | English Grammar for Class 6 PDF Download

Definition of Sentence Reordering

• This is usually known by various names like rearranging of words, rearranging sentences jumbled words, word order exercises, make a sentence with the word, but the words in the correct order to make sentences, sentence order, sentence formation.
• A student has to be a good observer to analyze a sentence. A well-constructed sentence adds meaning to a story and hence sentence rearrangement is an important element.

Types of Sentence Rearrangement Questions
The questions which are asked in the board exam usually follow some patterns. There are basically 4 formats

1. The Basic Format: This is the format where all the statements are presented in a jumbled form and students need to reshape all the statements correctly.
2. Static First Statement: In the second type the first statement is given as static and candidates have to arrange the other statements logically. The first statement must remain unaffected.
3. Static Last Statement: Just like a static first statement, the last statement given can also be static and candidates need to arrange the other sentences to make the paragraph logical with the last sentence constant
4. Static First and Last Statement: The first and last statement can be static and candidates are required to arrange the leftover sentences between these two statements to make them logically correct

Here a sentence that has been analyzed for your understanding:

Subject+ helping verb+ action verb+ object+ other words

My teacher has trained me to solve such questions

↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓

Subject H.V. Action Object Other Words

Verb

Examples:
(i) and space/ conquered/ air, time/ we have/ help of/ with the/ scientific inventions.

We have conquered air, time and space with the help of scientific inventions.

(ii) light up/ in every home/ good/ the lamp/ books/ magazines/ and/of/ knowledge.

Good books and magazines light up the lamp of knowledge in every home.

(iii) ice cream/ a good way/ a hot day/ eating/ on/ can/ be/ cool off/ to

Eating ice cream on a hot day can be a good way to cool off.