Sentences

Simple Sentences

​What is a sentence?

A sentence is a grammatical unit made up of one or more words.

​Every sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a full stop or punctuation mark.

Simple Sentences

​What is a sentence?

An easy way to remember is if it starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop, exclamation mark or question mark, it's a type of sentence.

Multiple Choice

A sentence always start with?

• The

• A capital letter

• A

• a small letter

Multiple Select

Choose the things that a sentence can end with

• A full stop

  .

• A capital letter

• An exclamation mark

  !

• A question mark

  ?

Simple Sentences

​So what is a simple sentence?

Simple Sentences

​A simple sentence is...

A simple sentence in English is a sentence that’s made up of a single independent clause.

​In a simple sentence, there’s only one subject and often only one verb.

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​A simple sentence is the most basic sentence that we could create.

​An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought.

​A verb is an action word

run, walk, sleep

Simple Sentences

​A simple sentence contains one complete idea.

​A simple sentence is the most basic sentence that we could create.

​Examples:

Jack is here.

Zariah is running.

Gabriella is hungry.

Bella is a new student.

Simple Sentences

​A simple sentence contains one complete idea.

1 subject, usually 1 verb

​A simple sentence is the most basic sentence that we could create.

​Examples:

Jack is here. Jack is the subject; here is the verb

Zariah is running. Zariah is the subject; running is the verb

Gabriella is hungry. Gabriella is the subject; hungry is the verb

Bella is a new student. Bella is the subject; new student is the verb

Multiple Choice

Is the following sentence simple?

It was cold, wet and windy.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Pick the simple sentence.

• The sun is shining

• It is raining which made everything wet.

• Jack ran and jumped in the puddles

• The storm last night was horrible, it was very noise

Write a simple sentence about the frog.

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​You Try

Write a simple sentence about the frog.

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​You Try

The frog was green.

The frog was smiling.

The frog had big eyes.

The frog had a yellow tummy.

The frog had four legs.

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Examples

Multiple Choice

A sentence is a grammatical unit made up of one or more words.

• False

• True

Multiple Choice

Every sentence begins with a ?

• Capital Letter

• Full Stop

• Exclamation mark

• Question Mark

Multiple Select

Every sentence ends with a full stop, or exclamation mark.

• Exclamation mark

• Full Stop

• Capital Letter

• Question Mark

Multiple Choice

A simple sentence in English is a sentence that’s made up of a single independent clause.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

An independent clause expresses?

• a crab who live on his own

• is all our ideas at once

• a complete a thought

Multiple Select

The verb in a sentence is what type of word?

• doing

• funny

• action

Match

Match the following

• Simple sentence

• Not a simple sentence

• Simple sentence

• Simple sentence

• Not a simple sentence

The sun was shining.

The fan spun around and cooled the air.

Trees are green.

The gate was open.

It rained and everything got wet.

• The sun was shining.

• The fan spun around and cooled the air.

• Trees are green.

• The gate was open.

• It rained and everything got wet.

​You Try - Whiteboards

Using the rules you have learnt about simple question and a simple sentence that would use and exclamation mark.

​Remember, we use an exclamation mark when a strong emotion is involved.

​You Try - Whiteboards

Using the rules you have learnt about simple question and a simple sentence that would use and exclamation mark.

​Examples:

Is it hot today?

That hurt!