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How you can help your child with constructing sentences that are more interesting. Constructing sentences is what our language is all about. A sentence is a set of words that make a single, complete statement. A simple sentence must contain a noun, a verb and make sense. The basic sentence structure contains 3 parts.
When children begin writing sentences they are often very basic and simple. eg The cat sat on the mat. As children get older and more developed in their writing skills, their sentences should become longer and more involved. However, children may still continue to write short, simple sentences. The following is a little formula to take the basic sentence structure and make an interesting sentence.
Basic sentence: The boy ran. To help your child transform this, here are a few questions to ask them so they can expand on their sentence. Who? (add adjectives) The happy boy ran. Doing what? (use adverbs) The happy boy ran quickly. When? (use prepositions) After school, the happy boy ran quickly. Where? (add a clause) After school, the happy boy ran quickly down the street. Why? After school, the happy boy ran quickly down the street to his house to see his visiting grandparents.
By asking these simple questions a basic sentence can become more interesting and informative.
Check out the Grammar Guide for a comprehensive explanation of all the parts of speech mentioned above. The Grammar Guide is a must have parent resource to have on hand when homework is being done! |
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Constructing Sentences
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