Building Complete Sentences: Subject & Verb
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Building Complete Sentences: Subject & Verb

Year 0-1 English Learning about sentence structure

What is a Sentence?
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What is a Sentence?

A sentence is a group of words It tells us a complete idea Every sentence has two important parts

Meet the Subject
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Meet the Subject

The subject is WHO or WHAT the sentence is about It tells us who is doing something Examples: The cat, My friend, The ball

Meet the Verb
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Meet the Verb

The verb tells us what the subject is DOING It's the action word Examples: runs, jumps, sleeps, plays

Sentence Building Game
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Sentence Building Game

Let's build sentences together! Pick a subject card Pick a verb card Make a complete sentence!

Can You Find the Subject and Verb?
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Can You Find the Subject and Verb?

The bird flies. My sister laughs. The ball bounces.

Complete vs. Incomplete
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Complete vs. Incomplete

{"left":"The cat runs. ✓\nRuns. ✗","right":"My friend plays. ✓\nPlays. ✗"}

Great Job Learning About Sentences!
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Great Job Learning About Sentences!

Every sentence needs a subject AND a verb The subject tells us WHO or WHAT The verb tells us what they're DOING Now you can build complete sentences!