Sentences For beginners

In this lesson we learn about sentences, which are groups of words that express a complete thought and consist of a subject and a predicate. Simple explanations and easy examples to understand their use.

Sentences in English Grammar

What Is a Sentence?

A sentence is a group of words that typically has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete idea.

Capitalization

The first letter of the first word of all sentences, including declarative, exclamatory, and imperative sentences and questions, is always capitalized.

Example

The dog is playing outside.

Show me your new dress.

What a beautiful dress!

Where do you live?

Punctuation

Declarative sentences normally end with a full stop (.) while questions end with a question mark (?).

Example

You must cut your hair.

Do you want to buy that dress?

Where did you buy your dress?

Quiz:


1.

Which sentence is correctly capitalized?

A

the dog is playing outside.

B

The dog is playing outside.

C

the Dog is playing outside.

D

The Dog Is Playing Outside.

2.

Which sentence ends with the correct punctuation mark?

A

What's your name!

B

What's your name;

C

What's your name?

D

What's your name.

3.

Sort the words in each scrambled sentence to form a correct and meaningful sentence.

buy
?
you
that
car
do
want
to
4.

Choose the correct punctuation mark for each sentence.

She goes to school every day

Where are you going

Please close the door when you leave

What a beautiful house

When can we meet again

5.

Which sentence is incorrectly punctuated?

A

She is reading a book.

B

Where do you want to go?

C

What a beautiful day!

D

Where did you put the keys.

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