wunder beta✏️ Building Better Sentences
Turn 'the cat' into 'the fluffy black cat' and learn to build sentences that really say something. You'll meet the grammar words — noun, verb, adjective — sort naming words from doing words, make your
What you’ll learn
- What a Sentence NeedsKnow that a sentence needs a naming part (subject) and a doing part (verb), a capital letter, and a full stop.A sentence expresses a whole idea using a naming part (who/what it is about) and a doing part (the action). It begins with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.
- Naming WordsIdentify nouns as naming words for people, places, and things.A noun is a naming word for a person, place, or thing. A useful test is whether 'a' or 'the' can go in front of it (a ball, the park).
- Describing WordsUse adjectives before a noun to add detail, and know that one or two well-chosen adjectives are usually enough.Adjectives are describing words placed before a noun that tell more about it (the fluffy black cat). One or two precise adjectives improve a sentence; too many overload the reader.
- Doing WordsIdentify verbs as action words and tell them apart from nouns.A verb is a doing word that shows an action (run, sing, splash). Actions you can act out are usually verbs, which distinguishes them from naming words (nouns).
- Making Them AgreeMatch a verb to a singular or plural subject, including is/are and the special case 'I am'.Verbs must agree with their subject: one dog runs, many dogs run; the cat is soft, the cats are soft. 'I am' is a special form that must be memorised.
- Telling When It HappenedForm the simple past of regular verbs with -ed and recognise common irregular past forms.To talk about finished actions, most verbs add -ed (play/played, jump/jumped). Some common verbs are irregular and change form instead (run/ran, go/went, eat/ate).
- Putting It All TogetherCombine naming words, doing words, adjectives, agreement, and tense into a clear, detailed sentence.A strong sentence combines a naming part and doing part with just enough well-chosen detail. Extra words each answer a question — which one? what kind? where? — and writers add only what the sentence needs.
Questions this course answers
What two jobs does every sentence need?
Every sentence needs a naming part (who or what it's about) and a doing part (what happens).
How should a sentence begin and end?
A sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop, which shows the idea is finished.
Which word is a naming word (a noun)?
'School' names a place, so it is a noun. You can say 'the school', which is a good clue.
In 'the fluffy black cat', which words are the describing words (adjectives)?
'Fluffy' and 'black' describe the cat, so they are adjectives. 'Cat' is the naming word.
Which word is a doing word (a verb)?
'Splash' is an action you can do, so it is a verb. The others are naming words.
Which sentence is correct?
When there is more than one bird, the verb has no 's': 'The birds sing.' The naming word and the doing word must agree.
Grounded in trusted sources
- UK national curriculum, English programmes of study: Key Stage 1 (word classes, sentence structure, tense, and agreement)
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