Building sentences
Understand that words combine to make sentences — a sentence expresses a complete thought; produce and expand complete sentences in speech and writing
What a learner can do afterwards
- Distinguish between complete sentences and fragments
- Compose a complete sentence with a subject and verb
- Expand a simple sentence by adding detail
The lesson
A sentence tells a whole idea. It names someone or something, then tells what they do.
Mia says, 'The cat.' That does not tell what happened. She adds words: 'The cat slept.' Now it is complete.
You can always add more words to tell more. 'The cat slept on the mat.' Still one sentence.
A sentence names who or what, then tells what happened. You can always add more detail.
Watch it
Where it sits
Learn first
Nothing; this is a starting point.
This opens up
Where this leads
Jobs that lean on this skill. Follow one to see everything it is built on.
8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.