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Building sentences
CONCEPTUALUnderstand that words combine to make sentences — a sentence expresses a complete thought; produce and expand complete sentences in speech and writing
Mastery Evidence
- Distinguish between complete sentences and fragments
- Compose a complete sentence with a subject and verb
- Expand a simple sentence by adding detail
Assessment Prompt
“If [child] says something like "The dog", can they tell you that's not a complete sentence — and add words to make it say something like "The dog ran fast"?”
Curriculum Standards2 alignments
L.K.1fCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical SubjectsL.K.1f
Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.
English Language Arts
Eng.App2.Y1.Sent.1The national curriculum in EnglandCombining words into sentences
How words can combine to make sentences
English · Key Stage 1
Prerequisites0
No prerequisites — this is a foundational topic.
Unlocks15
- Fixing Fragments & Run-OnshardAges 9—10
- Expanded noun phrasessoftAges 6—7
- Past, Present and Progressive TensesoftAges 6—9
- Commas in listssoftAges 6—11
- Spaces Between WordshardAges 4—6
- Saying Sentences Before Writing ThemhardAges 5—6
- Starting and Ending SentenceshardAges 5—8
- Multi-Step Problem SolvingsoftAges 7—8
- Self-Correcting While ReadingsoftAges 5—11
- PronounssoftAges 6—7
- Grammar words: letter, word, sentencehardAges 5—6
- Four Types of SentenceshardAges 6—7
- Reading with Expression and AccuracysoftAges 6—10
- Subordinate clauseshardAges 6—9
- Joining Words with 'And'hardAges 5—7