Sentence Formation

What is a sentence?
Which of these are sentences?
are

I hope you happy and healthy.

went

I on a holiday with my family.

We went to a hill resort
did

My family and I a variety of interesting things there.

What is a sentence?
A sentence must contain a subject , a verb and an
object or complement.
Subject
(Noun/Pronoun)

Verb ( Present / Past /

Future)

Object(Noun
/Pronoun) /
Complement
(adjective/ adverbial)

hope

you

are

happy and healthy.

went on

a holiday with my
family.

We

went to

a hill resort.

My family and I

did

a variety of

It is important to
identify verb and
noun in order to
write a sentence.
Then follow the
subject + verb +
object /
complement to
write your
sentences.

Use all the notes to form your

sentences and provide elaboration
where necessary using WH
Questions (when, where, who,
question. what, why and how) technique.

Lets apply the formula.

Please refer to your writing

short walk greenery fresh air butterflies and birds

noun

Elaboratio
n : What
do you
see?
Elaboratio
n : How do
you feel?

noun

noun

noun

Subject (Noun/Pronoun)

Verb ( Past tense )

Object(Noun /Pronoun) /
Complement (adjective/
adverbial)

We

went

for a short walk in a

garden.

The garden

was surrounded

by greenery.

saw

many plants such as

orchids and Tualang tree.

We

could breathe

fresh air.

was amazed

never seen

Butterflies and birds

were flying

Elabora
by the beautiful scenery tion
such scenery in the city. :Why?
around us.

Make the sentences longer and

coherence by:
joining sentences using :
and

but

so

because

although

before

after

since

as

who

which

whose

whom

that

if

where

when

adding connectors, adverb, words that indicate time

first

next

after that

next

then

afterward
s

later

before
that

finally

lastly

besides

In
addition

Other
than that

On the
other
hand

therefore

however

As the
result

also

There/

suddenly

during

as soon

On the

In

Join and organise your sentences

When we arrive there, we went for a short walk in a

garden which was surrounded by greenery. I saw many
plants such as orchids and Tualang trees. We could
also breathe fresh air. I was amazed by the beautiful
scenery as I never seen it before in the city. There

Do it yourself
noun

noun

noun

noun +
verb

thrilling rides funfair games win prizes

Subject (Noun/Pronoun)

Verb ( Past tense )

Object(Noun /Pronoun) /
Complement (adjective/
adverbial)