pick out 5 phrases from the chapter the fun they had. give meaning for the same and frame sentences.
phrases should be picked out from the whole chapter.
class 9 CBSE ENGLISH Beehive
Answers
A phrase is a group of words put together to express something.
Below are the phrases picked from the chapter “The Fun They Had”. The meaning and an own sentence formed is given under each phrase.
1) Margie was scornful
Meaning: It means that Margie was feeling or expressing her
pain and derision.
Sentence: Margie was scornful about the rules of the education
system.
2) Shaken her head sorrowfully
Meaning: Shaking her head sorrowfully means expressing her
pain that she is sad.
Sentence: I have shaken my head sorrowfully when my dad
asked me to stay back home on a holiday.
3) Patted her head
Meaning: Patting means a slight stroke with the hand to
express encouragement or compensation for an
achievement.
Sentence: John patted her head for the way she achieved in
the hardest task.
4) Help one another
Meaning: Working on something together to benefit each
other.
Sentence: The teacher taught them to help one another.
5) The fun they had
Meaning: The happiness all of them had together.
Sentence: They couldn’t forget all the fun they had during the
trip.