THE

SENTENCE
STD III Presented by Ms. Uma Bhat
• We know that a n g o s e m
are some of the letters of the English
alphabet.
• When we group letters they form words.
• Let’s group these letters and find out what
word it is.

YOU'RE RIGHT . It is ‘mangoes’

Let’s look at two more examples.
lcnerhid
PERFECT.
It is ‘children’
Now the easiest one
ovle
CORRECT.
It is ‘love’
Now, many such words when grouped together make
a sentence.
However just a group of words does not make a
sentence.

love children mangoes

It sounds funny. Isn't it.
Let’s arrange them the right way.
Children love mangoes.
 WHAT IS A SENTENCE ?
• A sentence is a group of words that are
arranged to make a complete sense.
EXAMPLE:-
1. Rohan tells us funny jokes.
2. Rupa is a tall girl.
• A sentence always begins with a capital letter
and ends with a full stop, question mark or an
exclamation mark.
EXAMPLE:-
• We must keep our toys and books in proper
places.
• Where have you been all these months?
• What a tasty dish it is!
• A sentence always contains a verb.
EXAMPLE:-
VERB

1. I obey my parents and teachers.

VERB

2. Ram eats chocolates.

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am going to Disneyland
I
 Rearrange the words to make
meaningful sentences.

1. drank the all milk cat the

Ans. The cat drank all the milk.

2. apples the basket is full of

Ans. The basket is full of apples.
Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences.
1. national animal the tiger is our
Ans. The tiger is our national animal.

2. garden in bloom flowers the

Ans. Flowers bloom in the garden.

3.drawing book I draw pictures in my

Ans. I draw pictures in my drawing book.
Exercise
Tick ( ) the group of words which are
sentences and cross (X) those that are
not.
1. This is a big house.
2. The cat is x
3. I like ice-cream.
4. going to rain today? x
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 The Sentence Lesson 1
Tick the group of words which are sentences.

a. I am happy today.
b. group birds in sky
c. The jug is full.
d. The cat ate all the fish.
e. Flowers bloom garden in
f. This chair is broken.
g. We will get off at the next station.
h. Field gallops horse in the
i. elephants and tigers are
j. The butterfly flew around the house.
h. This table is broken.
i. Drink a glass of milk every day.
 Rearrange the words to make meaningful
sentences.
1. stung a bee me yesterday
Ans. A bee stung me yesterday.

2. my kind are neighbours very

Ans. My neighbours are very kind.

3. footballer want to I be a
Ans. I want to be a footballer.
4. go the to park let us
Ans. Let us go to the park.

5. the dress prettier is blue red dress than the

Ans. The red dress is prettier than the blue dress.

6. this is car old

Ans. This car is old.
Is this car old?
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I saw a red car yesterday.

Two and two make four.

A giraffe has a long neck.

A rainbow has seven colours.

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
There are many birds in the meadow.
The bag is full of toys.
I am going to school tomorrow.
Mama fish told baby fish never to go near the surface of the sea.
She said that it is not safe as it was where the humans lived but
baby fish was very curious. One day mama fish had to go shopping.
She told baby fish to stay at home. Baby fish thought it was a good
chance to swim to the surface.
LET’S MAKE MEANINGFUL SENTENCES.
1. all milk the dog drank the
Ans. The dog drank all the milk.
2. eat fruits you do every day
Ans. Do you eat fruits every day?
3. singing loudly is he
Ans. He is singing loudly.
Is he singing loudly?
4. we will next week meet grandma
Ans. We will meet grandma next week.
Will we meet grandma next week ?

5. with Rita her friends plays

Ans. Rita plays with her friends.

6. is your friend best who

Ans. Who is your best friend?
7. a city big Mumbai is
Ans. Mumbai is a big city.
Is Mumbai a big city?

8. is a Mona teacher
Ans. Mona is a teacher.
Is Mona a teacher?
9. drawing book I draw pictures in my
Ans. I draw pictures in my drawing book.

10. I ride a bicycle can

Ans. I can ride a bicycle.

11. goes to office in the morning mother

Ans. Mother goes to office in the morning.

12. pet love I much very my

Ans. I love my pet very much.
 
13. going are where you
Ans. Where are you going?

14. a dish tasty it is what

Ans. What a tasty dish it is !

15. hurt I my foot ouch

Ans. Ouch! I hurt my foot.

16. your favourite colour is what

Ans. What is your favourite colour?
 LET US RECALL
• A sentence is a group of words which are
arranged to makes a complete sense.

• It always begins with a capital letter and ends

with a full stop (.) , question mark (?) or an
exclamation mark (!)

• A sentence always contains a verb.