Describing words or adjectives are words that

describe a person, animal, thing or object, place,

idea, or event. These words tell something
about the subject or topic of each sentence.

Examples: thirsty crow

narrow neck
big beak small stones
yellow yoyo

hot soup

new shoes
 These describing words can be used in simple or
compound sentences to make them more interesting.

A simple sentence expresses a single complete thought.

A sentence has a subject and predicate.

It starts with a capital letter and ends with a period (.), a

question mark (?), or an exclamation point (!).
Examples: The crow is thirsty.
subject predicate

The pitcher has a narrow

neck.
s p

How will I get the water?

s p
I am thirsty! simple sentences
s p
 Write S if the underlined word or phrase is
subject, and write P if the underlined part is
predicate.

1. I need to find water. 1. P

2. The pitcher’s neck is very narrow. 2. S
3. Soon the crow could reach the water. 3. P
4. The story teaches us a lesson. 4. S
 A compound sentence is made up of two (2)
simple sentences joined by the word and.

The crow is thirsty and it has a big beak.

s p s p
s p
The bird dropped small stones into the pitcher
and it was able to drink water.
s p
1. The crow feels hot and thirsty.
subject predicate

simple sentence

2. The day is hot and the crow feels thirsty.

subject predicate subject predicate
compound sentence
 compound sentence
The day is hot and the crow feels thirsty.

The day is hot. simple sentence

The crow feels thirsty. simple sentence

 1. The crow’s beak is too big.
2. It could not reach the water in the pitcher.
3. The crow’s beak is too big and it could not reach the
water in the pitcher.
 4. The day is too hot!
5. I am thirsty.
6. I am tired and I am thirsty.
7. It picked up small stones and twigs.
8. The elephant is the largest living animal.
9. Elephants are grayish in color and it has thick
ears.
10. The rabbit jumps.
11. The turtle crawls.
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