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A good sentence can be thought of as something that answers some or all of the following questions:
Who? What? Why? When? Where?
Take a look at the role answering each of these questions plays:
Who? - Subject -> Who performs / performed / will perform an action (can also be things)
What? - Verb -> Which action
Why? -> Reason -> Phrase explaining the reason for the action
When? -> Time -> When the action happens / happened / will happen
Where? -> The place -> Where the action happens / happened / will happen
It's important to note that each sentence must contain at least who and what, but can also include why, when and
where.
Keep the order of who, what, why, when and where when using the sentences worksheets even when not using
all five categories and you'll always write a perfect sentence!
Sentences - Practice
Take one entry from who and what and add other elements (in the same order) to create well-formed
English sentences. Not all combinations make sense or are grammatically correct. Try writing down the
five categories and creating your own sentences worksheets. Notice that all verbs are in the past tense on
this practice sentence worksheet. You can create sentences worksheets using any variety of tenses.
Keep the same order and you will always create well-formed sentences using this sentences worksheets
exercise.
Who
What
Why
When
Where
My dog
runs away
for a raise
on Saturdays
in the arena
A business person
sings
about a job
today
on the coast
The school
principal
Asks
to ask some
questions
this morning
in the suburbs
Every year
in Chicago
everyday
at work
Every week
?...
telephones
Lady Gaga
for an hour
?...
Jennifer
?...
?...
?...
Examples:
My dog ran away from our home on Wednesday. The school principal telephoned to ask some questions.
Lady Gaga sang for an hour in the arena. Jennifer asked for a raise two years ago in Chicago.
I am
You are (1 person)
She is
He is
It is
We are
You are (2 or more people)
They are
you can also use names:
Tom is
Anna and Susan are
Mary is
big / small
fat / thin
old / new
old / young
easy / difficult
beautiful / ugly
handsome / ugly
fast / slow
funny / boring
interesting / boring
tall / short
intelligent / stupid
Combine your subject with 'to be' with an adjective to write your first
complete sentence! Here are some examples:
I am old.
You are young.
She beautiful.
He is thin.
It is new.
We are tall.
You are intelligent.
They are fast.
Sentence 2
Write down a subject and the verb 'to be' as you did above.
I am
You are (1 person)
She is
He is
It is
We are
You are (2 or more people)
They are
Choose a noun. Nouns are objects, people, places, jobs at work - in other
words the things we find in the world. Let's begin with what people are.
People can be:
doctor
student
banker
teacher
lawyer
Combine the subject and 'to be' with the noun. Place 'a' before the noun
when it is one person. Use 's' at the end of the word if there are two people
or more.
I am a teacher.
You are a student.
He is a lawyer.
She is a doctor.
We are teachers.
You are students.
They are doctors.
For things, you can use other nouns. Remember to place 'a' before the noun
if it is one, or add 's' if there are more than one.
It is a book.
It is a computer.
It is a house.
They are cars.
They are bikes.
They are candles.
Congratulations! Now you can write two types of sentences. Let's review:
I am tall. I am a student.
You are funny. You are a teacher.
He is fat. He is a banker.
It is difficult. It is a test.
She is beautiful. She is a student.
We are intelligent. We are students.
You are young. You are lawyers.
They are thin. They are doctors.
They are expensive. They are cars.
Sentence 3
Combine the two sentences to make a third type of sentence. It's easy! Take
the adjective and place it before the noun after 'a'. Now you have a third
type of sentence. Let's use the sentences from before:
I am tall. I am a student. -> I am a tall student.
You are funny. You are a teacher. -> You are a funny teacher.
He is fat. He is a banker. -> He is a fat banker.
It is difficult. It is a test. -> It is a difficult test.
She is beautiful. She is a student. -> She is a beautiful student.
We are intelligent. We are students. -> We are intelligent
students.
You are young. You are lawyers. -> You are young lawyers.
They are thin. They are doctors. -> They are thin doctors.
They are expensive. They are cars. -> They are expensive cars.
Congratulations on completing the first step to writing sentences in English.
Next, learn how to use verbs such as play, go, cook, eat, sleep, work, and
more.
tomorrow.
science book.
1.
Declarative
2. Imperative
The imperative form instructs (or sometimes requests). The imperative takes
no subject as 'you' is the implied subject. The imperative form ends with either
a period (.) or an exclamation point (!).
Open the door.
Finish your homework
Pick up that mess.
3. Interrogative
The interrogative asks a question. In the interrogative form the auxiliary verb
precedes the subject which is then followed by the main verb (i.e., Are you
coming ....?).
The interrogative form ends with a question mark (?).
4. Exclamatory
The exclamatory form emphasizes a statement (either declarative or
imperative) with an exclamation point (!).
Hurry up!
That sounds fantastic!
I can't believe you said that!
1. Simple Sentences
Simple sentences contain no conjunction (i.e., and, but, or, etc.).
Frank ate his dinner quickly.
Peter and Sue visited the
museum last Saturday.
Are you coming to the party?
2. Compound Sentences
Compound sentences contain two statements that are connected by a
conjunction (i.e., and, but, or, etc.). Practice writing compound
sentences with this compound sentence writing exercise.
I wanted to come, but it was
late.
The company had an
excellent year, so they gave everyone a bonus.
I went shopping, and my wife
went to her classes.