climb a tree Bobby and his friend climb the tree.

takes a friend with her Suzy takes a friend with her.

waited for the teachers instruction He waited for the teachers instruction.
a big one The earthquake was a big one
walks to the park Ashley walks to the park

(The teacher will show the first column)

Please take a look at the board. Do you know who climb a tree? Do you have any idea
who waited for the teachers instruction and do you ever wonder who walks to the
park? The answer is No, because it does not express a complete thought. We call it
Phrase. What is a Phrase? It is a group if words that does not express a complete idea.
It does not have a enough information to be complete. It does not end with period or a
question mark

But by adding some words we can turn this into a complete sentence.

(The teacher will now reveal the second column which is the complete sentence)

Now please take a look at the second column, does it now express a complete
thought? Do you now have an idea of what the phrases in the first column are referring
to? Now these group words with a complete thought or idea is called sentence. What is
a sentence? A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete idea because it
has subject and a predicate. It ends either with period or a question mark.

Do you know what is a subject and a predicate? Can you point out the subject and the
predicate in the sentences in the column #2?

Every sentence has a subject and a predicate. The subject usually contains the main
subject or noun, and the predicate tells what the subject is doing, which contains the
verb of the sentence.
Predicate
Subject
Ashley walks to the park
She takes a friend with her
Ashley and her friend climb a tree

Teachers: have the students write their own sentences on the board, and then identify
the subject and predicate in each sentence.

Rules for writing sentences:

1. Every sentence must begin with a capital letter.
2. Every sentence must end with a punctuation mark. You use different marks for
different kinds of sentences.

Punctuation Marks:
A period (.) ends a sentence that tells something, or makes a statement.
A questions mark (?) ends a sentence that asks a question.
An exclamation point (!) ends a sentence that shows excitement