Welcome to 2nd grade grammar!
Grammar is the study of the rules of language.
Learning grammar is important. It helps you speak and write well.
Usually, we speak to each other in sentences.
️ A sentence is a group of words that tells a whole story. We call it a complete thought.
Every sentence has a subject and a predicate.
Take a look at this sentence:
We live on a farm.
The subject is the noun "we".
The predicate is the rest of the sentence. It tells you what the subject does or is.
Is this a sentence:👇
work on a farm
That's not a sentence! It doesn't have a subject! We don't know who or what works on a farm.
️ Every sentence starts with a capital letter.
Do you see how we started the sentence with "We" and not "we"?
️ The order of words in a sentence matters. The order has to make sense.
Does this sentence make sense?
Sarah ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch.
Yes!
How about this one?👇
lunch Sarah peanut butter and jelly ate.
Nope, that sentence makes no sense. 😹
So, we see that word order matters!
️ Every sentence ends with a special mark, called a punctuation mark, like:
?, !, or .
️ The most common punctuation mark, "." is called a period.
Each punctuation mark makes a different type of sentence.
There are 4 types of sentences you use all the time. 😺
Statements end in periods. They tell about something. Here are some statements:
I like cake.
The sky is blue.
Most sentences are statements.
Questions always have question marks. They ask for more information.
Do you like cake?
What is your favorite color?
Exclamations always end with exclamation points. Use them when you're excited about something.
This cake is great!
The sky is beautiful!
Commands end with a period. We use them to tell someone to do something.
Eat your cake.
Choose a color.
Now you know that sentences have two parts (subjects and predicates).
Do you remember what the four types of sentences are? 🤔
Try the practice to see. 👍