Type of Sentences for Class 4 English
Concept : Parts of a Sentence
Sentences help to express our feelings, emotions, and opinions. To understand a sentence and its structure, it is important to know the parts of a sentence. Students will be aware of sentence definition, format, and possible errors while writing a sentence.
From this learning concept, students will also learn:
- Parts of sentence examples.
- Basic structure of a sentence with examples.
- Identify the predicate, subject, and object in a sentence.
All the learning concepts covered for Class 4 have concept maps, illustrations, and examples. Students can check their understanding by solving the two printable PDF parts of a sentence worksheets. These worksheets consist of exercises like rearranging the parts of the sentence in the correct order. The answers to these questions are also available in PDF format.
What is a Sentence?
A sentence is a group of words arranged in a specific order to make a complete thought.
A sentence includes three main parts –
Subject - (noun or doer of the action)
Predicate – (verb or action work)
Object – (a person or thing that is affected by the action.
Subject:
- The subject is the person or a thing who is the doer of the action.
- It represents what or whom the sentence describes. It mainly contains a noun or a pronoun.
Examples:
Predicate:
The predicate is what is said about the person or thing denoted by the subject. It includes the verb and other words in a sentence except for the subject.
Object:
The object is the part of the sentence that is acted on. It usually ends the sentence and forms complete meaning.
Examples:
Most sentences are not short in length as the above examples.
There can be more parts of speech added to a sentence. It can be expanded to add meaning or description.
To make it more clear to understand, one must follow the S, V, O rule.
Basic Sentence Format
| No. | Subject | Verb | Object | S+V+O=Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | Play | Badminton | I play badminton. |
| 2 | She | Swims | In the sea | She swims in the sea. |
| 3 | He | drives | a car | He drives a car. |
| 4 | They | love | Their parents | They love their parents. |
Common Errors
The subject is widely used in English, so a number of errors can arise about how to correctly use it. When using two subjects in the same sentence, do not use the combination of a pronoun and a common noun.
Avoid using the pronoun along with a proper noun as a double subject in the same sentence.
Examples:
- My brother and his friend speak Spanish.✅
- My brother and he speaks Spanish.❌
Concept : Simple & Compound Sentences
Simple sentences are the most common way of communication in written English. Compound sentences combine two or more simple sentences to make a single sentence. In this chapter, students will go through simple and compound sentences, their usage and common errors that occur while forming them.
From this learning concept, students will study:
- Simple sentence definition with examples.
- Compound sentence definition with examples.
- Structure of simple sentences.
- Structure of compound sentence
All the learning concepts covered for Class 4 have concept maps, illustrations, and examples. Students can check their understanding by solving the two printable simple and compound sentences worksheet with answers. These worksheets consist of topic-specific exercises. The solutions are also available in PDF format.
What is a Sentence?
A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. Sentences can be divided into different types. They are simple compounds and complex.
- Simple Sentence
- A simple sentence, as the name suggests, is the simplest form of a sentence. It contains the basic components that are the subject, verb and object. A simple sentence is said to show a complete thought.
- has only one subject and one predicate.
- has one independent clause and no dependent clause.
Examples
- Compound Sentence
A compound sentence has two or more independent sentences.These sentences are combined with the use of coordinating conjunctions.
Punctuation can be used to form a compound sentence.Using a comma or a semicolon between two independent clauses can also create compound sentences.
Examples:
- Raj waited for the train but the train was late.
- He ate all the ice cream,yet he was hungry.
How is a Compound Sentence Formed?
Compound sentences are made by using two simple sentences joined together.
Examples:
Ramesh is sitting on the bench, and he is eating an apple.
Common Errors
Missing Comma in Compound Sentences.
A compound sentence expresses two ideas which is related, and it includes co-coordinating conjunctions to connect two sentences.
There should be a comma before the conjunction to indicate some type of relationship between the two independent clauses in the sentence.
Example:
- Riya went to the store and Lizzy went with her.
- Riya went to the store, and Lizzy went with her.
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