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SENTENCES -Introduction

A sentence always has a verb and makes sense by itself.

The following clues help you recognise a sentence

1. A sentence always makes sense by itself	The cat climbed the tree
2. If a phrase does not make sense by itself, it must be a sentence fragment.	After the heavy rainfall.
3. A sentence must contain a verb. (action word)	He ran to the bus stop.
4. A sentence must end with a question mark, exclamation mark or full stop.	Where are you going? I love you!
5. A sentence always begins with a capital letter.	The ball smashed the window.
6. A sentence can ask a question.	How far is it to Sydney?

The cat climbed the tree

This is a sentence as it has a verb

After the heavy rainfall.

Not a sentence as it does not have a verb nor does it make sense on its own.

After the heavy rainfall, the cat climbed the tree. A complete sentence

A sentence is a complete idea.

When the bell rang.

A sentence fragment begs more information even if they do have verbs.

Try some sentence building yourself.

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