WHAT IS A SENTENCE?

A sentence is a group of words that

has complete thought.
It has a subject and predicate. It
starts with a capital letter and ends
with a period (.).

Example: The children are playing

in the playground.
SUBJECT
It is the one being talked about
in the sentence.

Example: The children are

playing in the playground.
PREDICATE

It tells something about

the subject.

Example:
The children are playing
in the playground.
 KINDS OF
SENTENCES
SIMPLE SENTENCE

A simple sentence
contains one subject
and one predicate.

Example: Loisa won the

game
COMPUND SENTENCE

A compound sentence has two simple

sentences joined by a conjunction. It
contains two subjects and two
predicates.

Example:

Loisa won the game so she received a

medal .
The boys went to the park.

We like pizza.

Alex played volleyball.

The boys went to the park and the girls went to the zoo.

We like pizza and they like spaghetti.

Alex played volleyball so Joan played scrabble.

Do the
Independent
Learning 1
DESCRIPTIVE
PARAGRAPH
WHAT IS A DESCRIPTIVE
PARAGRAPH?
is composed of a topic
sentence and supporting
sentences with describing
words.
EXAMPLE OF DESCRIBING WORDS:
pretty
beautiful
noisy
tall
smart
quiet
A topic sentence is a
sentence that
contains the main
idea. Meanwhile,
supporting sentences
are statements that
elaborate the main
idea.
 MY FAMILY
My name is Tom. I am ten years old. I
have a big family. My father is a baker. He
always bakes bread and cake. My mother
is a teacher. She teaches children like me. I
have a sister, a brother and a baby sister.
My sister is a law student. My brother is a
high school student. My baby sister loves
to drink milk and sleep all day. We are a
happy family and I love my family.
AFTER LEARNING WHAT IS A DESCRIPTIVE
PARAGRAPH, NOW LET US TRY IF YOU CAN WRITE
YOUR OWN ENDING FOR A STORY.

Take note of this:

 Read the strips or the entire story
 Find out the story’s sequence:
beginning, middle and end.
 Have an idea where your story is going
and think about your ending.
 End your stories with how you see life.
READ THE BEGINNING OF EACH STORY AND
CHOOSE AN APPROPRIATE ENDING FROM THE
CHOICES FOUND BELOW.

1. Albert heard that there is a storm

coming.

A.They harvested the fruits.

B.He stays inside the house with his
family
2. Kristel and Baste practice their
Salsa dance everyday.

A. The audience liked their

performance.
B. They harvested the fruits.
3. Chelsey woke up early and fixed
her bed.

A.The rain was about to fall.

B.Mother is very proud of her
4. The thunder roared loudly.

A.The rain was about to fall.

B.Mother is very proud of her.
The boys planted the seeds.

A.They harvested the fruits.

B.He stays inside the house with his
family
Do the Pretest in
your Writing
book, page 8.