Writing: Basic Mechanics and Formation (A1) - Lesson 8: Writing Simple Sentences with Subject-Verb-Object

Writing: Basic Mechanics & Formation (A1) - Lesson 8: Writing Simple Sentences with Subject-Verb-Object

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Last time, we learned about Subjects and Verbs. Today, we will add one more part to make our sentences even better: an Object!

In this lesson, you will learn:

Adding an Object (S-V-O)

Many sentences have three main parts:

A Subject (S): WHO or WHAT does the action.
A Verb (V): THE ACTION.
An Object (O): WHO or WHAT receives the action of the verb. It often answers "what?" or "whom?" after the verb.

We put them together like this: Subject + Verb + Object.

I like cats.
- Subject: I
- Verb: like
- Object: cats (I like what? Cats.)
She reads a book.
- Subject: She
- Verb: reads
- Object: a book (She reads what? A book.)
He has a pen.
- Subject: He
- Verb: has
- Object: a pen (He has what? A pen.)

Remember: Start with a capital letter and end with a full stop (.). And "I" is always capital!

You have a subject and a verb. Choose an object from the buttons to complete the sentence.

You have a subject, a verb, and an object. Write the full sentence. Remember your capital letter and full stop!

Let's make more sentences! Look at the parts and write the full sentence correctly.

Who/What does? (Subject): The cat...
Does what? (Verb): The cat eats...
Eats what/whom? (Object): The cat eats fish.
Check C.U.P.S. again: Capitals, Understanding (Does it make sense?), Punctuation (full stop), Spelling.
Simple Objects: Use common nouns you know like "ball", "book", "apple", "water", "school".

You are learning to make more detailed sentences with Subjects, Verbs, and Objects! This will help you write many things.