CONSTRUCTING SIMPLE AND COMPOUND SENTENCES TO DESCRIBE A PICTURE

UPSR 2012 Cynthia C. James 2012

At the playground

PART 3
CONSTRUCTING SIMPLE SENTENCES (Subject Verb Object)

flying standing watching sitting playing

playing
skipping

Find the verbs.

1 2
who? how many children? children

doing what?

playing

playing where?
on a seesaw

Two

are

Two

children

are

playing on a see-saw.

1
who? how many children? children

doing what?

flying

flying what? kites

Two

are

Two

children

are

flying

kites.

2
how many boys?

1
who? boys

doing what?

playing

playing what?
ball

Two

are

Two boys are playing ball.

1
doing what? who? man is watching watching who? the boys

how many man? A

man

is

watching

the boys.

1
doing what?

skipping how many girl? A

girl

who? is

skipping what? with a skipping rope

girl

is

skipping with a skipping rope.

1
doing what? how many woman? A

who?
woman is sitting

sitting where? on a brick bench

A woman is

sitting

on a brick bench.

doing what? how many man? A who? man is standing standing where? beside the woman

man

is

standing

beside the woman.

Two children are playing on a see-saw. Two children are flying kites. Two boys are playing ball. A man is watching the boys. A girl is skipping with a skipping rope. A woman is sitting on a brick bench. A man is standing beside the woman.

Write the simple sentences.

PART 2
CONSTRUCTING COMPOUND SENTENCES

Sentence 1

Conjunction

Sentence 2

Two children are playing on a see-saw.

while

Two children are flying kites.

COMPOUND SENTENCE

Two children are playing on a see-saw

while another two children are flying kites.

Sentence 1

Conjunction

Sentence 2

Two boys are playing ball.

while

A man is watching the boys.

COMPOUND SENTENCE

Two boys are playing ball while a man is watching them.

Sentence 1

Conjunction

Sentence 2

A woman is sitting on a brick bench.

while

A man is standing beside the woman.

COMPOUND SENTENCE

A woman is sitting on a brick bench

while

a man is standing beside her.

 Two children are playing on a see-saw while another two children are flying kites. Two boys are playing ball while a man is watching them. A girl is skipping with a skipping rope. A woman is sitting on a brick bench while a man is standing beside her.

Write your final sentences.

PART 3 (A)
Constructing sentences using There is / There are

swings

benches

kites

monkey bar

see-saw brick bench skipping rope

ball

Find the nouns.

people

people
There There Be are How many? What? Where?

ten

people

at the playground.

swings

There There

Be are

How many?

What?

Where?

two

swings

at the playground.

benches

There There

Be are

How many?

What?

Where?

two

benches

at the playground.

brick bench

There There

Be is

How many?

What?

Where?

brick bench

at the playground.

monkey bar

There There

Be is

How many?

What?

Where?

monkey bar

near the swings.

see-saw

There There

Be is

How many?

What?

Where?

see-saw

beside the monkey bar.

ball

There There

Be is

How many?

What?

Where?

ball

at the playground.

skipping rope There There Be is How many? What? Where?

skipping rope

at the playground.

kites

There There

Be are

How many?

What?

Where?

two

kites

flying in the air.

There are ten people at the playground. There are two swings at the playground. There are two benches at the playground. There is a brick bench at the playground. There is a monkey bar near the swings. There is a see-saw beside the monkey bar. There is a ball at the playground. There is a skipping rope at the playground. There are two kites flying in the air.

Write the simple sentences.

PART 3 (B)
Combining the simple sentences to form compound sentences.

Sentence 1 There are two swings at the playground.

Sentence 2 There are two benches at the playground.

Conj.

Sentence 3

and

There is a brick bench at the playground.

COMPOUND SENTENCE

There are two swings, two benches

and a brick bench at the playground.

Sentence 1

Conjunction

Sentence 2

There is a monkey bar near the swings.

and

There is a see-saw beside the monkey bar.

COMPOUND SENTENCE

There is a monkey bar near the swings and a see-saw beside the monkey bar.

Sentence 1

Conjunction

Sentence 2

There is a ball at the playground.

and

There is a skipping rope at the playground.

COMPOUND SENTENCE

There is a ball

and

a skipping rope at the playground.

 There are ten people at the playground. There are two swings, two benches and a brick bench at the playground. There is a monkey bar near the swings and a seesaw beside the monkey bar. There is a ball and a skipping rope at the playground. There are two kites flying in the air.

Write your final sentences.

PUTTING IT TOGETHER
Choose the best five sentences to be your final answer.

 Two children are playing on a see-saw while another two children are flying kites. Two boys are playing ball while a man is watching them. A girl is skipping with a skipping rope. A woman is sitting on a brick bench while a man is standing beside the woman. There are ten people at the playground. There are two swings, two benches and a brick bench at the playground. There is a monkey bar near the swings and a see-saw beside the monkey bar. There is a ball and a skipping rope at the playground. There are two kites flying in the air.

Write all the sentences.

 Two children are playing on a see-saw while another two children are flying kites. Two boys are playing ball while a man is watching them. A girl is skipping with a skipping rope. A woman is sitting on a brick bench while a man is standing beside the woman. There are ten people at the playground. There are two swings, two benches and a brick bench at the playground. There is a monkey bar near the swings and a see-saw beside the monkey bar. There is a ball and a skipping rope at the playground. There are two kites flying in the air.

Choose the best five.

 Two children are playing on a see-saw while another two children are flying kites. Two boys are playing ball while a man is watching them. A girl is skipping with a skipping rope. A woman is sitting on a brick bench while a man is standing beside the woman. There is a monkey bar near the swings and a see-saw beside the monkey bar.

Write your final answers.

 Choose sentences that describe actions or activities in the picture. Choose compound sentences. Choose sentences that are not repetitive or redundant (e.g. avoid choosing too many sentences that end the same way, i.e. at the playground). Choose sentences that have interesting words, phrases or that have a different structure.

If you have too many sentences to choose from, here are some tips to help you to score better