At the playground PART 3 CONSTRUCTING SIMPLE SENTENCES (Subject Verb Object) Find the verbs. playing skipping flying watching playing sitting standing playing children Two are playing where? on a see- saw who? how many children? doing what? 1 2 Two children are playing on a see-saw. flying children Two are flying what? kites who? how many children? doing what? 1 2 Two children are flying kites. playing boys Two are playing what? ball who? how many boys? doing what? 1 2 Two boys are playing ball. watching man A is watching who? the boys who? how many man? doing what? 1 A man is watching the boys. skipping girl A is skipping what? with a skipping rope who? how many girl? doing what? 1 A girl is skipping with a skipping rope. sitting woman A is sitting where? on a brick bench who? how many woman? doing what? 1 A woman is sitting on a brick bench. standing man A is standing where? beside the woman who? how many man? doing what? 1 A man is standing beside the woman. Write the simple sentences. Two children are playing on a see-saw. Two children are flying kites. Two boys are playing ball. A man is watching the boys. A girl is skipping with a skipping rope. A woman is sitting on a brick bench. A man is standing beside the woman.
PART 2 CONSTRUCTING COMPOUND SENTENCES Sentence 1 Conjunction Sentence 2
COMPOUND SENTENCE Two children are playing on a see-saw. Two children are flying kites. while Two children are playing on a see-saw while another two children are flying kites. Sentence 1 Conjunction Sentence 2
COMPOUND SENTENCE Two boys are playing ball. A man is watching the boys. while Two boys are playing ball while a man is watching them. Sentence 1 Conjunction Sentence 2
COMPOUND SENTENCE A woman is sitting on a brick bench. A man is standing beside the woman. while A woman is sitting on a brick bench while a man is standing beside her. Write your final sentences. Two children are playing on a see-saw while another two children are flying kites. Two boys are playing ball while a man is watching them. A girl is skipping with a skipping rope. A woman is sitting on a brick bench while a man is standing beside her.
PART 3 (A) Constructing sentences using There is / There are Find the nouns. swings monkey bar benches see-saw skipping rope kites people ball brick bench people What? Where? How many? Be There There are ten people at the playground. What? Where? How many? Be There There are two swings at the playground. swings What? Where? How many? Be There There are two benches at the playground. benches What? Where? How many? Be There There is a brick bench at the playground. brick bench What? Where? How many? Be There There is a monkey bar near the swings. monkey bar What? Where? How many? Be There There is a see-saw beside the monkey bar. see-saw What? Where? How many? Be There There is a ball at the playground. ball What? Where? How many? Be There There is a skipping rope at the playground. skipping rope What? Where? How many? Be There There are two kites flying in the air. kites Write the simple sentences. There are ten people at the playground. There are two swings at the playground. There are two benches at the playground. There is a brick bench at the playground. There is a monkey bar near the swings. There is a see-saw beside the monkey bar. There is a ball at the playground. There is a skipping rope at the playground. There are two kites flying in the air.
PART 3 (B) Combining the simple sentences to form compound sentences. Sentence 1 Sentence 2 Conj. Sentence 3
COMPOUND SENTENCE There are two swings at the playground. There is a brick bench at the playground. and There are two swings, two benches and a brick bench at the playground. There are two benches at the playground. Sentence 1 Conjunction Sentence 2
COMPOUND SENTENCE There is a monkey bar near the swings. There is a see-saw beside the monkey bar. and There is a monkey bar near the swings and a see-saw beside the monkey bar. Sentence 1 Conjunction Sentence 2
COMPOUND SENTENCE There is a ball at the playground. There is a skipping rope at the playground. and There is a ball and a skipping rope at the playground. Write your final sentences. There are ten people at the playground. There are two swings, two benches and a brick bench at the playground. There is a monkey bar near the swings and a see- saw beside the monkey bar. There is a ball and a skipping rope at the playground. There are two kites flying in the air.
PUTTING IT TOGETHER Choose the best five sentences to be your final answer. Write all the sentences. Two children are playing on a see-saw while another two children are flying kites. Two boys are playing ball while a man is watching them. A girl is skipping with a skipping rope. A woman is sitting on a brick bench while a man is standing beside the woman. There are ten people at the playground. There are two swings, two benches and a brick bench at the playground. There is a monkey bar near the swings and a see-saw beside the monkey bar. There is a ball and a skipping rope at the playground. There are two kites flying in the air.
Choose the best five. Two children are playing on a see-saw while another two children are flying kites. Two boys are playing ball while a man is watching them. A girl is skipping with a skipping rope. A woman is sitting on a brick bench while a man is standing beside the woman. There are ten people at the playground. There are two swings, two benches and a brick bench at the playground. There is a monkey bar near the swings and a see-saw beside the monkey bar. There is a ball and a skipping rope at the playground. There are two kites flying in the air.
Write your final answers. Two children are playing on a see-saw while another two children are flying kites. Two boys are playing ball while a man is watching them. A girl is skipping with a skipping rope. A woman is sitting on a brick bench while a man is standing beside the woman. There is a monkey bar near the swings and a see-saw beside the monkey bar.
If you have too many sentences to choose from, here are some tips to help you to score better Choose sentences that describe actions or activities in the picture. Choose compound sentences. Choose sentences that are not repetitive or redundant (e.g. avoid choosing too many sentences that end the same way, i.e. at the playground). Choose sentences that have interesting words, phrases or that have a different structure.