Making Simple Sentences
Learning Objectives
- Students will understand what a sentence is.
- Students will learn that a sentence has a naming part and a doing part.
- Students will build sentences from given words.
- Students will write simple sentences with correct capital letters and full stops.
Let Us Begin!
Look at these words: "runs Ravi fast." Do they make sense? No! But if we arrange them correctly — "Ravi runs fast." — they make a sentence! A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense. It starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.
What Is a Sentence?
A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense.
A sentence has two parts:
1. Naming part (Who or What): This tells us who or what the sentence is about. Example: Ravi, The dog, Meena
2. Doing part (What does): This tells us what the naming part does. Example: runs fast, barks loudly, sings a song
Sentence or Not a Sentence?
Not every group of words is a sentence. A sentence must make complete sense.
| Group of Words | Sentence? | Why? |
|---|---|---|
| Ravi eats a mango. | ✅ Yes | Makes complete sense |
| runs fast boy | ❌ No | Does not make sense |
| The bird flies high. | ✅ Yes | Makes complete sense |
| in the garden flowers | ❌ No | Does not make sense |
| Meena reads a book. | ✅ Yes | Makes complete sense |
Rules for a Good Sentence
| Rule | Example |
|---|---|
| 1. Starts with a capital letter | Ravi eats a mango. |
| 2. Ends with a full stop | Ravi eats a mango. |
| 3. Makes complete sense | Ravi eats a mango. (makes sense) |
| 4. Has a naming part and a doing part | Ravi (naming) eats a mango (doing) |
Naming Part and Doing Part
Every sentence has two parts. Let us see more examples:
| Sentence | Naming Part | Doing Part |
|---|---|---|
| The cat drinks milk. | The cat | drinks milk |
| Arjun plays cricket. | Arjun | plays cricket |
| The sun shines brightly. | The sun | shines brightly |
| Sita reads a book. | Sita | reads a book |
| The birds sing sweetly. | The birds | sing sweetly |
| My mother cooks food. | My mother | cooks food |
Building Sentences from Words
We can arrange words to make a sentence. Always put the naming part first, then the doing part.
| Words Given | Sentence Made |
|---|---|
| plays / Meena / cricket | Meena plays cricket. |
| the / barks / dog | The dog barks. |
| a / Ravi / eats / mango | Ravi eats a mango. |
| school / goes / Sita / to | Sita goes to school. |
| the / flies / bird / sky / in | The bird flies in the sky. |
| milk / the / drinks / cat | The cat drinks milk. |
| garden / plays / Arjun / in / the | Arjun plays in the garden. |
Key Words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Sentence | A group of words that makes complete sense |
| Naming part | The part that tells who or what the sentence is about |
| Doing part | The part that tells what the naming part does |
| Capital letter | A big letter used at the start of a sentence |
| Full stop | A dot (.) used at the end of a sentence |
- A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense.
- A sentence has a naming part (who/what) and a doing part (what does).
- Every sentence starts with a capital letter.
- Every sentence ends with a full stop (.).
- Arrange words in the right order to make a sentence.
- If a group of words does not make sense, it is NOT a sentence.
Finished learning? Now test what you know!