What Makes a Sentence?

Lesson Plan - Get It!

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Watch just the beginning of the video below to help you understand what is wrong with the sentence above.

• Do you now know why "The boy." is not a sentence?

Yes, this is not a complete thought!

• What can you add to this to make it a complete sentence?

There are many ways to complete this thought and make it a complete sentence.

For example, you could say: "The boy sits in a chair."

• Does this make sense?

Yes, this tells a complete thought about the boy.

Keep going in the Got It? section!