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Sentence Construction and Punctuation

Welcome to today's English lesson, where we will learn about Sentence Construction and Punctuation.


What is a Sentence?

A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense. It starts with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark. For example, "I love reading books."

How to Construct a Sentence

  1. Subject and Predicate: Every sentence must have a subject (who or what the sentence is about) and a predicate (what the subject is doing). For example, "The cat (subject) sat on the mat (predicate)."

  2. Capital Letters: Always start a sentence with a capital letter. For example, "He is playing outside."

  3. Punctuation Marks: Use punctuation marks to separate ideas and show where a sentence ends. Examples of punctuation marks are full stops (.), question marks (?), and exclamation marks (!). For example, "Are you coming home today?"

Quick Activity

Construct five sentences using the following words:

  • Subject: Mary
  • Predicates: dances, in the rain, happily, every morning, with her friends.

Summary

Today we learned that sentences need a subject and predicate, start with capital letters, and end with punctuation marks to make complete sense.

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