Question

Rearrange the following words or phrases to make meaningful sentences

a) old man/ helped/the / cross/ she/ the /road

b) looked / ways/ Tom /crossing/ the/ road/ before / both

c) walk/ road/ a short/ uncovered/ another/ up/ the/ mailbox

d) the/ didn't/ blocks/ set up/ police/ road/?

e) at /an/ stood/ of /oak/ the / the /road/ edge

Answer 1

Answer:

a) She helped the old man cross the road.

b)Tom looked both the ways before crossing  road.

c)The uncovered mailbox walk up a short road.

d)The police didn't set up road blocks.

e)The oak stood at the edge of the road.

Explanation:

Answer 2

a) She helped the old man cross the road.

b)Tom looked at both the ways before crossing the road.

c)The uncovered mailbox walks up a short road.

d)The police didn't set up roadblocks.

e)The oak stood at the edge of the road.

Explanation:

• We rearrange the jumbled words to make a meaningful sentence out of it.

• Thus, the formula for rearranging a simple sentence can be Subject + Verb + Object.