LET'S FOCUS ON SIMPLE SENTENCES
WHAT IS A SIMPLE SENTENCE ?
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Example: Josephine loves cooking.
EXERCISE 1
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For each of the following simple sentences, underline the subject and circle the main verb (or verb combination). 1. The teacher plans to mark the books this evening. 2. Jerry will be going to the shops today. 3. Jennifer, Susan and Carly will be organizing the school dance this year. 4. The school management committee organized and implemented the necessary changes.
5. The boy in the corner pouted and grumbled for the whole lesson.
EXERCISE 2
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1 Susan likes to cycle at night. 2 Every year at this time. 3 My father will never forgive you. 4 Jimmy, that really tall boy and I. 5 Sophie ate a burger, and I ate pizza. 6 All of the students were late. 7 Was so easy to do. EXERCISE 3
Identify whether the following are simple sentences or not by ticking the YES or NO box. If NO, then give a reason why not.
Reason
Write three of your own simple sentences below. 1. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
© Stacey Lloyd 2015
LET'S FOCUS ON SIMPLE
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WHAT IS A SIMPLE SENTENCE ?
A simple sentence, (also called an independent clause), contains a subject and a verb, and it expresses a complete thought. PLEASE
p ark an
e
h
t
o
t
n
a
r
o
g
u
H
d
n
Jo h n a
Example: Josephine loves cooking.
EXERCISE 1
only have t
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a
c
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c
n
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t
en
, bu
A simple s t-verb combinationt
c
one subje a compound subjec
can have compound verb.
and/or a
layed tennis.
NOTE
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For each of the following simple sentences, underline the subject and circle the main verb (or verb combination). 1. The teacher plans to mark the books this evening. 2. Jerry will be going to the shops today. 3. Jennifer, Susan and Carly will be organizing the school dance this year. 4. The school management committee organized and implemented the necessary changes.
5. The boy in the corner pouted and grumbled for the whole lesson.
EXERCISE 2
Identify whether the following are simple sentences or not by ticking the YES or NO box. If NO, then give a reason why not.
Yes
No
1 Susan likes to cycle at night. ✓ 2 Every year at this time. 3 My father will never forgive you. 4 Jimmy, that really tall boy and I. 5 Sophie ate a burger, and I ate pizza. 6 All of the students were late. 7 Was so easy to do. EXERCISE 3
Reason
✗ There is no subject or verb.
✓ ✗ There is a subject, but no verb.
✗ There are two subject-verb combinations.
✓ ✗ There is a verb, but no subject.
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© Stacey Lloyd 2015