Check out example codes for "can we manipulate the html elements". It will help you in understanding the concepts better.

Code Example 1

<!DOCTYPE HTML><html>  <head>    <title>This is the title</title>  </head>  <body>    <p id="paragraph-1" class="class-1">This is a paragraph.</p>    <ul>This is a list      <li class="class-1">Item 1</li>      <li>Item 2</li>      <li class="class-1">Item 3</li>    </ul>  </body></html>

Code Example 2

document.body; // This is the object corresponding to the <body> tag

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