Simple Sentence Examples for Grade 1 Students

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🍎 Subject: Who or what the sentence is about. (e.g., The cat)
• 🏃 Verb: What the subject is doing. (e.g., The cat runs)
• 🧩 Simple Sentence: Has a subject and a verb, and expresses a complete thought. (e.g., The cat runs.)
• ✍️ Capital Letter: Sentences always start with a capital letter.
• 🛑 Punctuation: Sentences usually end with a period (.), but can also end with a question mark (?) or exclamation point (!).

📝 Practice Quiz

1. Which of these is a complete simple sentence?
   1. The big.
   2. The big dog barks.
   3. Big dog.
2. What is missing from this sentence: "the bird sings"?
   1. A capital letter.
   2. A verb.
   3. A subject.
3. Which word is the verb in the sentence: "I jump high"?
   1. I
   2. Jump
   3. High
4. Which sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a period?
   1. dogs bark
   2. Dogs bark!
   3. Dogs bark.
5. Which of these is NOT needed in a simple sentence?
   1. A subject
   2. A verb
   3. An adjective
6. Which sentence is correctly written?
   1. the sun is hot.
   2. The sun is hot!
   3. The sun is hot.
7. What does a sentence need to express?
   1. A partial idea
   2. A complete thought
   3. Just a noun