SENTENCE CONSTRUCTIONS

MODULE 1: AT THE PLAYGROUND

UPSR 2012
Cynthia C. James
2012
At the playground
PART 1
CONSTRUCTING SIMPLE SENTENCES
(Subject – Verb – Object)
 flying
standing
watching
playing
sitting

playing
skipping

Find the verbs.

 1 doing
2 what?

who?
how many children playing playing
children? where?

on a see-
Two are
saw

Two children are playing on a see-saw.

 doing
2 1 what?

who?
how many flying
children flying
children? what?

Two are kites

Two children are flying kites.

 doing
2 1 what?

who?

how many boys playing

playing
boys? what?

Two are ball

Two boys are playing ball.

 1
doing
what?

who? watching
how many
old man watching who?
man?

An is the boys

An old man is watching the boys.

 1
doing
what?

skipping
skipping
how many
girl who? what?
girl?
with a
A skipping
is
rope

A girl is skipping with a skipping rope.

 1

doing
what?

who?
how many sitting sitting
woman? woman
where?

A on a
is
brick
bench

A woman is sitting on a brick bench.

1

doing
what?

who? standing
how many
man standing where?
man?
beside
A the
is
woman

A man is standing beside the woman.

• Two children are playing on a see-saw.
• Two children are flying kites.
• Two boys are playing ball.
• An old man is watching the boys.
• A girl is skipping with a skipping rope.
• A woman is sitting on a brick bench.
• A man is standing beside the woman.

Write the simple sentences.

PART 2
CONSTRUCTING COMPOUND SENTENCES
 Sentence 1 Conjunction Sentence 2

Two children are playing on while Two children are flying kites.
a see-saw.

COMPOUND SENTENCE

Two children are playing on a see-saw while the other two children are flying kites.
 Sentence 1 Conjunction Sentence 2

Two boys are playing ball. while A man is watching the boys.

COMPOUND SENTENCE

Two boys are playing ball while a man is watching them.

 Sentence 1 Conjunction Sentence 2

A woman is sitting on a brick while A man is standing beside the

bench. woman.

COMPOUND SENTENCE

A woman is sitting on a brick bench while a man is standing beside her.

• Two children are playing on a see-saw while the
other two children are flying kites.
• Two boys are playing ball while a man is
watching them.
• A girl is skipping with a skipping rope.
• A woman is sitting on a brick bench while a man
is standing beside her.

Write your final sentences.

PART 3 (A)
Constructing sentences using ‘There is / There are’
 swings benches kites

monkey bar

see-saw ball
brick bench

skipping rope
people

Find the nouns.

 people
There Be How many? What? Where?

There are ten people at the playground.

 swings

There Be How many? What? Where?

There are two swings at the playground.

 benches

There Be How many? What? Where?

There are two benches at the playground.

brick bench

There Be How many? What? Where?

There is a brick bench at the playground.

 monkey bar

There Be How many? What? Where?

There is a monkey bar near the swings.

 see-saw

There Be How many? What? Where?

There is a see-saw beside the monkey bar.

 ball

There Be How many? What? Where?

There is a ball at the playground.

 skipping rope

There Be How many? What? Where?

There is a skipping rope at the playground.

 kites

There Be How many? What? Where?

There are two kites flying in the air.

• There are ten people at the playground.
• There are two swings at the playground.
• There are two benches at the playground.
• There is a brick bench at the playground.
• There is a monkey bar near the swings.
• There is a see-saw beside the monkey bar.
• There is a ball at the playground.
• There is a skipping rope at the playground.
• There are two kites flying in the air.

Write the simple sentences.

PART 3 (B)
Combining the simple sentences to form compound
sentences.
 Sentence 1 Sentence 2 Conj. Sentence 3

There are two There are two and There is a brick

swings at the benches at the bench at the
playground. playground. playground.

COMPOUND SENTENCE

There are two swings, two benches and a brick bench at the playground.
 Sentence 1 Conjunction Sentence 2

There is a monkey bar near and There is a see-saw beside the

the swings. monkey bar.

COMPOUND SENTENCE

There is a monkey bar near the swings and a see-saw beside the monkey bar.
 Sentence 1 Conjunction Sentence 2

There is a ball at the playground. and There is a skipping rope at

the playground.

COMPOUND SENTENCE

There is a ball and a skipping rope at the playground.

• There are ten people at the playground.
• There are two swings, two benches and a brick
bench at the playground.
• There is a monkey bar near the swings and a see-
saw beside the monkey bar.
• There is a ball and a skipping rope at the
playground.
• There are two kites flying in the air.

Write your final sentences.

PUTTING IT TOGETHER
Choose the best five sentences to be your final
answer.
• Two children are playing on a see-saw while another two
children are flying kites.
• Two boys are playing ball while a man is watching them.
• A girl is skipping with a skipping rope.
• A woman is sitting on a brick bench while a man is standing
beside the woman.
• There are ten people at the playground.
• There are two swings, two benches and a brick bench at the
playground.
• There is a monkey bar near the swings and a see-saw beside
the monkey bar.
• There is a ball and a skipping rope at the playground.
• There are two kites flying in the air.

Write all the sentences.

• Two children are playing on a see-saw while another two
children are flying kites.
• Two boys are playing ball while a man is watching them.
• A girl is skipping with a skipping rope.
• A woman is sitting on a brick bench while a man is standing
beside the woman.
• There are ten people at the playground.
• There are two swings, two benches and a brick bench at the
playground.
• There is a monkey bar near the swings and a see-saw beside
the monkey bar.
• There is a ball and a skipping rope at the playground.
• There are two kites flying in the air.

Choose the best five.

• Two children are playing on a see-saw while
another two children are flying kites.
• Two boys are playing ball while a man is
watching them.
• A girl is skipping with a skipping rope.
• A woman is sitting on a brick bench while a
man is standing beside the woman.
• There is a monkey bar near the swings and a
see-saw beside the monkey bar.

Write your final answers.

• Choose sentences that describe actions or activities in the
picture.
• Choose compound sentences.
• Choose sentences that are not repetitive or redundant (e.g.
avoid choosing too many sentences that end the same
way, i.e. ‘at the playground’).
• Choose sentences that have interesting words, phrases or
that have a different structure.

If you have too many sentences to choose

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