What is a Sentence?

Let's learn how to make sentences.



Look at the words given below:

was picnic fun the

Do they make sense? No, they do not make any sense.

Now let’s put the above words in their proper order.

The picnic was fun.

They now make sense. This is a sentence.

What is a Sentence ?

1. A sentence is a group of words, which conveys a complete idea.

Example: The cup fell and broke. (This sentence makes sense.)

2. A sentence always begins with a capital letter and often ends with a full stop. It can also end with a question mark or an exclamation mark.


Example: I play football.

What do you play?

What a cute puppy!

3. A sentence contains a verb.

Example: Cows eat grass.

Practice Exercise

QA) Put the words in correct order.

1. seed a mango one has big.

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2. planet a is the earth.

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3. in live I Delhi.

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4. Tia the is going to market.

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5. rose the is red.

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6. pencil my big is.

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7. tall the man is.

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8. eat monkeys bananas.

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QB) Use the correct word from the word bank to complete the sentence.

( box, banana, house, ugly, new, ball, six, movie, cold, parrot, sour, large )

1. I like to eat a ___________.

2. Where is the ___________?

3. What an ___________ bug!

4. See my ___________ dress.

5. Who lives in that ___________?

6. There are ___________ flowers.

7. John watched the ___________.

8. Ravi hit the ___________.

9. Is it very ___________?

10. The ___________ is on the tree.

11. Lemons are ___________.

12. An elephant is a ___________ animal.