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To create a simple sentence, we follow simple rules.

Questions, commands, exclamations and statements.

There are four types of simple (or short) sentences.

Statements are the most common short sentence, so we’re

going to focus on them.

We need a capital letter. And we need a full stop.

The man sneezed loudly.

Typically, a sentence will also have a subject.

And a verb.

A sentence should make sense.

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Subject

Verb

Your turn. Which of the following is a sentence?

Remember, a sentence should always express a full thought.

Talking to the teacher.The sheep.The lady ate her dinner.

Talking to the teacher.The sheep.The lady ate her dinner.

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That’s right. It’s the last one as it makes sense.

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Which element of grammar gets paranoid about its height?

It’s the way I tell them. Hahaha.

A short sentence. Hahahaha.

I don’t know.

Hmph!