Teaching Aids
Sentence building grid
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A sentence building grid
Definition:
A
sentence building grid is a teaching aid that allows
learners to construct sentences by choosing parts
of sentences and putting them together to form
whole logical sentences.
A sentence
Sentences are really simple things. They have a
subject and predicate,
and they express a complete
thought. That’s the basic sentence, but
there is
much more to understanding and writing one. A
student needs to
understand how words, phrases,
and clauses are used to enhance the
meaning and
clarity of a sentence.
Below are worksheet categories on the
structure of
sentences. They include diagramming worksheets,
sentence
building, parallel construction, and
sentence types.
Click on the
category name to view a list of the
worksheets. These are free for home
or classroom
use.
A sentence diagram is a way to graphically
represent the structure of a
sentence, showing
how words in a sentence function and relate to
each
other. The printable practice worksheets
below provide How does a writer start to build a
sentence?
The easiest way is to begin
with the subject and the
predicate. They are the fundamental building
blocks
of a sentence, just as drywall and studs are for a
house.
There are three types of sentence structures:
simple, complex, and
compound.
A simple sentence has only one independent clause.
Complex
ones have one independent clause and
one dependent clause.
