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Introduction

Rearrangement of Words, also known as Jumbled Words, refers to the process of rearranging the letters of a word or phrase to form a new word or phrase. In this type of activity, the letters of a word or phrase are jumbled or mixed up, and the task is to rearrange them in the correct order to form a meaningful word or sentence.

Rules and Strategies for Rearranging Jumbled Words

1. Identify the Subject:
In a sentence, the subject is the person or thing that performs the action or about which something is being said. To identify the subject in the jumbled words, look for a noun, a pronoun, or a gerund (a verb ending in -ing).

Example: dog the barks
Rearranged sentence: The dog barks.

2. Identify the Predicate:
The predicate is the part of the sentence that tells us what the subject is doing or what is happening to the subject. It includes the verb and the words that come after it. Look for action verbs, helping verbs, or linking verbs in the jumbled words to identify the predicate.

Example: play children park in the
Rearranged sentence: Children play in the park.

3. Arrange the Subject and Predicate:
Once you have identified the subject and predicate, arrange them in the correct order to form a sentence. Remember that the subject comes before the predicate in a sentence.

Example: cake eating is the boy
Rearranged sentence: The boy is eating cake.

4. Place Modifiers Correctly:
Modifiers are words that provide additional information about a noun, verb, or another modifier. Adjectives modify nouns and adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Make sure to place modifiers correctly in the sentence.

Example: soft a pillow fluffy
Rearranged sentence: A soft, fluffy pillow.

5. Use Connecting Words:
Connecting words or conjunctions are used to connect words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence. They provide coherence to the sentence. Some common conjunctions include and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet. Place connecting words correctly in the rearranged sentence.

Example: hungry I am but eat there to is nothing
Rearranged sentence: I am hungry, but there is nothing to eat.

6. Pay Attention to Punctuation:
Punctuation marks are essential to make a sentence meaningful and grammatically correct. Ensure that you use appropriate punctuation marks such as commas, periods, question marks, and exclamation marks in the rearranged sentence.

Example: school go to I want don't today
Rearranged sentence: I don't want to go to school today.

Practice Exercises

Rearrange the following jumbled words into meaningful sentences:
(i) flowers these beautiful are

These flowers are beautiful.

(ii) school to bus the by go I

 I go to school by bus.

(iii) birds sing the morning every

The birds sing every morning.

(iv) cat chased the dog the

The dog chased the cat.

(v) sunny outside is day it a

It is a sunny day outside.