1. A simple sentence has a subject, a verb, and a completed thought.
Example: I love my new pets.
I – subject
Love – verb
My new pets – is the completed thought

2. A sentence begins with a capital letter.
A sentence ends with a punctuation mark. This could be a full stop, a question mark, or an exclamation mark.
Example: The earth goes around the sun.
The – The letter T in ‘the’ is written with a capital letter.
– The sentence ends with a full stop.

Exercise 1:

In each of the following sentences, underline the subject in blue, the verb in black, and the completed thought in red.
Circle the initial capital letter and the punctuation mark (here: full stop) in each sentence.
Let’s begin.

1. 1. He eats a banana.
   2. I have a brother and a sister.
   3. I love them all.
   4. The children help with housework.
   5. Shalini takes the dog for a walk.
   6. Riya plays the flute.
   7. We go with our friends to the park.
   8. My friends play Ludo.
   9. Shastri writes on the blackboard.
   10. We do our homework in the afternoon.

Exercise 2:

Make sentences of your own using the following subjects:
I, She, Vikas, Tanvi, Harish, Ashraf, Sana, Fiza, Sangeeta, Malavika and Poonam, Anand

Exercise 3: 

Make sentences of your own using the following verbs. Remember all the elements of a simple sentence.
love, like, eat, drink, go, write, study, play, walk, talk

Exercise 4:

Read over all your sentences. Remind yourself of the following:

1. 1. Does your sentence begin with a capital letter?
   2. Does it end with a punctuation mark?
   3. What is the subject in your sentence?
   4. What is the verb?
   5. Underline ‘the completed thought’ in each of your sentences.