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1. The spaceship had a ______________________ with bright flashes of color on its
screen.
2. When George first heard the ______________________ of Cosmos, he jumped in

surprise.

3. The spaceship’s computer made a ______________________ while Eric operated it.
4. Cosmos was a ______________________, and it could get offended if not properly
introduced to someone.

5. Eric believed that Cosmos was ______________________, boasting about its ability

to compute billions of numbers in a nanosecond.
6. Before witnessing the birth of a star, George took a ______________________ to
use scientific knowledge for the good of humanity.

7. George was on a ______________________ about the mysteries of the universe.

8. Through Cosmos’s window, George witnessed the ______________________ in the
vast clouds of dust and gas.

Mastering Grammar

• A phrase is a group of words that stand together as a single grammatical unit,
typically as part of another phrase, a clause, or a sentence.

For example, special oath

cleverer than him
These phrases are a group of one or two words and convey a short, single piece
of information.

Now read these sentences.

If George takes the special oath, Cosmos will show them how a star is born.
Eric believed that Cosmos was cleverer than him.

A Clause consists of a larger piece of information. It has a subject and a verb.
The highlighted parts of the sentences are clauses.

1. Write whether the highlighted parts in the sentences are phrases or clauses.

(i) She studied under the street light.

(ii) Put the cups on the table.
(iii) He glanced out of the windows.

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