SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION (for beginners)

Simple Sentences
STEP 1: Identify then categorise the words into their respective classes.

Ali sing father slow happily beautiful lovingly bought

NOUNS VERBS ADJECTIVES ADVERBS

Ali bought slow lovingly
father walk beautiful happily

STEP 2: Place the words in appropriate boxes.

Subject Verb Predicate

Ali sing Happily
every morning

Place NOUNS here Place VERBS here ...and everything else here!

NOTES: 1. Expand PREDICATE by answering WH-questions when, where, why, who, what, why and
how.

STEP 3: Make sure subject-verb agreement is correct.

NOTES: 1. Singular subject has only one doer (noun) / without s. It must be followed by singular verb
that has s.
2. Plural subject has more than one doer (noun+noun) / with s. It must be followed by plural
verb without s.

Subject Verb Predicate

Ali sing every morning

Ali is singular subject sing is plural verb because it does not have s. So, we need
to change it to singular form by adding s

STEP 4: Re-write the sentence.

Subject Verb Predicate

Ali sings every morning

RE-WRITE

Sentence: Ali sings every morning.

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Exercise 3

Work in pairs and place the words/phrases into the appropriate columns.

weekend went back long time village

neighbour invited wedding Sunday take place
reached preparations started help relatives
women folk most attending decorating bride
put up interesting busy peeling vegetables
jovial tents guests safety careful
gravy stirring big kawahs boiling eggs
youngsters around children running bed
completed passing time tasks had gone
listened elders gathered groom stories

NOUNS VERBS ADJECTIVES/ADVERS

Exercise 4

Work in pairs and place the words/phrases into the appropriate columns.

aimed the residents the chairman wore windows

wisely painted used light colour aimed
the walls brief speech geared up cleaned dusty
free time speech community took charge of organised
took part clean-up hall divided Spent
Thrilling adults tired magazines Excited
success cooperated attractive enjoyed storybooks
allowed collected reading corner Information rags and pails
beneficial children came up responsible Cleaner

NOUNS VERBS ADJECTIVES/ADVERS

Exercise 3

During the last school holidays, you attended a wedding in your village. Use the picture below to
write about your experience. Your account should be more than 100 words. Add any other relevant
details to make your account interesting.

Exercise 4