3.1 Writing Sentences | English 5th Grade

Writing Good Sentences

A sentence is a group of words that tells a complete thought. Every sentence needs some important parts!

What is a Sentence?

A complete sentence needs: 1. A subject - WHO or WHAT the sentence is about 2. A verb - What the subject DOES 3. Capital letter at the beginning 4. Punctuation at the end (. ? !) Example: " The cat (subject) sleeps (verb)." ✓ "Sleeps on the sofa." ✗ (no subject) "The big cat." ✗ (no verb)

Types of Sentences

Statement - tells something (ends with .) - "I like pizza." - "The sun is shining." Question - asks something (ends with ?) - "Do you like pizza?" - "What time is it?" Exclamation - shows strong feelings (ends with !) - "That's amazing!" - "Watch out!"

You can make sentences more interesting by adding:

When: "I play football on Saturdays."
Where: "I play football in the park."
How: "I play football with my friends."
Why: "I play football because it's fun."

✏️Example: Building a Sentence

Make a complete sentence about: dog, park, run

Simple sentence:
"The dog runs in the park."

More detailed:
"My brown dog runs happily in the big park."

Both are correct! The second one has more information.

📝Oppgave 1

Is this a complete sentence? Write yes or no.

The bird sings.

Running very fast.

My best friend.

She eats breakfast every morning.

📝Oppgave 2

Put these words in order to make a sentence:

plays / my sister / tennis

are / happy / we / today

likes / the cat / fish / to eat

📝Oppgave 3

Make the sentence longer by adding when, where, or how:
"I read."

Oppsummering

I dette kapittelet har du lært:

- Complete sentences: A sentence needs a subject (who/what) and a verb (the action).
- Capital and end mark: Start with a capital letter and end with . ? or !
- Three sentence types: Statement (.), question (?) and exclamation (!).

Husk!

- Every sentence needs a subject AND a verb.
- Begin with a capital letter, end with . ? or !

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