TEACHER DOTTO S KARUME SCHOOL KINGOLWIRA SECONDARY SCHOOL

TEACHER DOTTO S KARUME SCHOOL KINGOLWIRA SECONDARY SCHOOL SUBJECT ENGLISH LANGUAGE TOPIC USING APROPRIET LANGUAGE CONTENT AND STYLE (SENTENCE) SUBTOPIC Types of Sentences CLASS FORM ONE

Topic One A SENTENCE

A SENTENCE • When we speak or write we use words. we generally use these words in group as • She is sitting on the chair • We are speaking English • She plays netball • A group of words like this, which makes complete sense, is called a Sentence

So now, what is a sentence? • A Sentence is a group of words which makes a complete sense

Examples of sentences Gift is playing netball Hassan is playing football Mother is washing clothes

Note • A sentence should start with the capital letter and end up with a full stop. • For example Capital letter Juma is playing football . • There for every say this x 3 Full stop

Parts of a sentence • Basically a sentence is made up with main two parts Do you think , what are those two parts? Now see them here; Subject and Predicate

Now what is a subject? Subject is a doer of an action example mother is washing clothes (Subject ) Tufu is playing football (Subject ) Hassani is eating sambusa (Subject )

What is predicate? Predicate is the sufferer of the action The predicate is everything that is not the subject. for example mother is washing clothes predicate Tufu is playing football predicate Hassani is eating sambusa predicate

More examples

Exercises Make 5 sentence from each of the following pictures here

KINDS OF SENTENCE • How many kinds of sentences do we have? Can you mention them?

More meaning from 4 kinds of sentences v Statement (Declarative) v. Question (interrogative) vcommand or request (Imperative) v Those which express strong feelings (exclamation) v See

Let us now look one after another

• 1) Statement (declarative ) What is the statement sentence? This is the type of sentence which makes a statement or assertion • Forexample Juma sat on a wall We like eating ubwabwa Juma is my best friend I like my mother Give another three examples

2. Interrogative sentences what is interrogative sentence? This is the sentence which asks a question Example Where is your home? There

Note • A question sentence ends up with a question mark (? ) • Example what is your name ? Question mark

Forms of questions • A) questions which begins with -wh • What , Example what is your name? give another examples - Where , Example - where are you going? give another examples - Who Example - who took my pen? give another examples

• B ) Other questions begins with verbs Is are do. • Examples • Is he a class monitor? • Are you a girl? • Do you know English? • give another examples

3. Command or request (Imperative) what is a command sentence? • This is the type of sentence which give an Oder to someone. example -Be quit You stop please s e l p m a ex r e Oth kneels down

What is a request sentence? Request means to ask for something. There for A Request sentence is that sentence which ask something Note in most cases the request sentence use terms like may and please in simple form who can give us example of request sentence?

Examples of a request sentence Yes you may Use those verbs given in the box to give one example of a request sentences Please sir may I go out Go , ask , come, sit

4. An exclamatory sentence what is exclamatory sentence? This is a sentence that expresses great emotion such as excitement, surprise, and anger Note Exclamatory sentences ends up with an exclamation mark(!) ! “I got an A on my English test ” Can you mention examples of exclamatory sentences?

More examples • Surprise uwiiii ! That is a snake? excitement waoooh! A good food is here! oooh my God! That is very big accident

Exercises • Name the four types/kinds of sentences you know • ……………………. . , ……………………………, ………………………. 2. Which mark is seen when a person get surprised? ……………. . 3. Make 2 sentences which are command two which are request Command ……………………, ………………… Request………………, ……………………………. . 4. Make 2 sentences and identify subject and predicate i………………………………… ii. ……………………………… Make two exclamatory sentences i…………………………………… ii. …………………………………………….

PHRASE AND CLAUSE • PHRASE this is a group of words which make sense but not a complete sense • • Example -The sun rises in the east • Show me how to do it

CLAUSE • CLAUSE: Is a group of words which form part of the sentence and contains a subject and a predicate • • Example. – We cannot stand while it is raining • People who pay their depts. are trusted

Exercise • Answer all questions • 1. define sentence and explain its types • 2. what is a clause? • 3. make 4 sentences to show questions • 4. make 4 sentences to show request or command