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English Sentence Making & Common Mistakes

1️⃣ What is a Sentence?

A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.

Structure: Subject + Verb (+ Object)

✅ I play football.
✅ She is reading a book.

2️⃣ Basic Sentence Structure

Sentence Type Structure Example
Simple Subject + Verb (+ Object) I eat apples.
Compound Sentence + conjunction + Sentence I eat apples, and she drinks milk.
Complex Main + Subordinate clause I eat apples because they are healthy.

3️⃣ Verb & Tense Rules

  • Action Verb: run, eat, write
  • Linking Verb: am, is, are, was, were
  • Helping Verb: have, has, had, will, shall

3.2 Tenses Overview

Present Simple → She walks to school.
Present Continuous → She is walking to school.
Past Simple → She walked to school.
Future Simple → She will walk to school.

4️⃣ Common Mistakes

❌ He go to school.
✅ He goes to school.

❌ I am go to market.
✅ I am going to market.

❌ They is playing.
✅ They are playing.



5️⃣ Step by Step Sentence Making

  • Identify the Subject
  • Choose correct Verb & Tense
  • Add Object / Complement
  • Check Word Order (S → V → O)
  • Check punctuation

6️⃣ Verb & Tense Chart

Tense Positive Negative
Present Simple I play football. I do not play football.
Present Continuous I am playing football. I am not playing football.
Past Simple I played football. I did not play football.
Future Simple I will play football. I will not play football.
💡 Pro Tip: Students often make mistakes with helping verbs and continuous tenses. Practice small sentences daily to improve faster.

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