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Form 1

Sentence Construction

Every sentence must have a subject dan a verb.

Subject – a noun / a pronoun

A sentence with one subject (S) and verb (V) is a simple sentence.

Examples: Basirah plays the piano.( S ) ( V )

Malek likes rambutan.( S ) (V )

Simple sentence

Singular subjects must have a singular verb

Plural subjects must have a plural verb.

Example :• She plays the piano.

• Peter washes the car.

• Mother sweeps the floor.

– The verbs for a singular subject has an ` S `ending

Singular subject + singular verb

The Desired Situation

Plural subjects must have a plural verb.

Example :• They play the piano.

• Peter and Kamal wash the car.

• Mother and sister sweep the floor.

– The verbs for a plural subject does not ` S `ending

Plural subject + plural verb

Compound sentence

Two simple sentence joined together become a compound sentence.

Example :• Siti likes seafood but Hanim hates it.

• Peter.

Basirah plays the piano and Maya plays the violin.

The verb (V) and the object (O) of the verb usually go together.

Basirah plays the piano on Sunday.

Basirah plays on Sunday the piano

Keena likes very much chocolates.

Keena likes chocolate very much.

Place (P) should come before time (T).

– Early morning, Pe Yin cycle s to school.

– On Sunday we are going to Kelantan

Pe Yin cycles to school every morning.P T

Ellin goes to bed early every night.P T

1. Salmi walk every morning to school.

2. Elisha play very well the piano.

3. Late we went to the movie last night.

4. Wei Lian speak English very well.

5. She study every night in the library.

6. Kamala like very much seafood but her sister like to eat vegetables.

7. Wati watch all the time television.

8. I bought some interesting things from the pasar malam last night.

Example :• Siti likes seafood but Hanim hates it.

• Peter.

Use the words given to write simple sentence.

1. Washes - car

2. Book - thick - thin• Plays - doll• Bakes - cake - Sonny`s birthday

1. Watch - television

2. Cry - milk

Rules 1

The table below shows you how to make simple sentence s with the Auxiliary Verbs in the Simple Present Tense ( am, is, are )

Subject Noun Phrase

Verb ` to be`Present Tense

ComplementNoun Phrase

I am a student

He / She / Ali / The girl Is

You (singular) are

We/They /You (p) / The girls

are students

exercise

Complete the sentences with am, is, or are. Write the sentences .

1.Ravindran _________ Salleh`s neighbour.2.These girls _________ my sister`s classmates.3.The boy next to Hassan ___________ Beng Kiat.4.The red bicycle _________ mine.5.The school ___________ the oldest high school in the state.6.Rina and I __________ best friends.7.For this year, they ________ the reserve hockey team.8.In this year school`s concert, I ________ the lead guitar player.9.All the cities on the coast ________ large population centers.10.The oil palm trees in this estate ______ good

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Rules 2

The table below shows you how to make simple sentences with the Auxiliary Verbs in the Simple Past Tense. ( was, were )

SubjectNoun Phrase

Verb `to be`Past Tense

ComplementNoun Phrase

I / she / He / Siti / the girl was a school prefect

You (sing) were

We /You / They / The girls were school prefect

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