Sentence Writing 寫句子
BasicCapital letters and full stops.
- A sentence needs three parts: subject + verb + object (I read books.).
- Capital letter first, full stop last; use ? for questions.
- Add time and place to make sentences lively: Every Saturday, I read in the library.
文體小知識：Write simple sentences.
§Text Passage
1The library is my favourite place in my neighbourhood. It is quiet and cool inside. It has two floors and lots of windows, so the light is bright. There are many books on the long shelves. The librarians are kind and helpful. I visit the library every Saturday morning with my brother.
2In the library, I read storybooks and comics. I sit near the window and read slowly. Sometimes I borrow two books and take them home. My brother reads picture books and magazines. At noon, we go home for lunch and come back for more stories. We always keep our voices down and put the books back neatly.
3After reading, I write a sentence about the story in my notebook. I put a capital letter at the start of my sentence and a full stop at the end. Miss Chan says my grammar is getting better every week. I always check my spelling before I close my book. One day, I will write a paragraph about my favourite library.
§Sentence-by-sentence translation Sentence-by-sentence translation
The library is my favourite place in my neighbourhood.
圖書館是我在家附近最喜歡的地方。
It is quiet and cool inside.
裡面好寧靜，又好涼爽。
It has two floors and lots of windows, so the light is bright.
他有兩層樓高，還有好多窗，所以光線很充足。
There are many books on the long shelves.
長長的書架上面放滿了書。
The librarians are kind and helpful.
圖書館管理員好親切，又肯幫人。
I visit the library every Saturday morning with my brother.
我每個星期六早上都會同哥哥一起去圖書館。
In the library, I read storybooks and comics.
在圖書館，我會看故事書同漫畫。
I sit near the window and read slowly.
我坐在窗邊，慢慢地看。
Sometimes I borrow two books and take them home.
有時我會借兩本書回家看。
My brother reads picture books and magazines.
哥哥就看圖畫書同雜誌。
At noon, we go home for lunch and come back for more stories.
中午我們回家吃午飯，吃完再回來看一會兒書。
We always keep our voices down and put the books back neatly.
我們常常都會輕聲說話，還會把書放得整整齊齊。
After reading, I write a sentence about the story in my notebook.
看完書之後，我會在筆記簿上寫一句關於故事的句子。
I put a capital letter at the start of my sentence and a full stop at the end.
我會在句子開頭寫大楷，結尾寫句號。
Miss Chan says my grammar is getting better every week.
陳老師說我的文法每個星期都有進步。
I always check my spelling before I close my book.
我每次合上書之前，都會檢查串字。
One day, I will write a paragraph about my favourite library.
總有一天，我要寫一段關於我最喜歡的圖書館的文章。
1Summary 重點摘要
Capital letters and full stops.
2Vocabulary cards Vocabulary
Write.
Sentence.
Paragraph.
Capital.
Full stop.
Spelling.
Grammar.
Check.
3Step by step Steps
- Sentence frame: subject + verb + objectI read books. Subject (I) + verb (read) + object (books) — the simplest complete sentence. English sentences almost always need a subject and a verb, and neither can be dropped. Check completeness with two questions: who does it? what do they do? If both have answers, the sentence stands. Build this three-part frame first.
- Add a timeEvery Saturday, I read storybooks. When the time phrase comes first, a comma must follow it; at the end no comma is needed: I read storybooks every Saturday. Common time words are every day, on Sunday and after school, and day and month names start with a capital. Front or end both work — the position shifts the focus a little.
- Add a placeI read storybooks in the library. Place phrases usually go at the end, and they can join a time phrase: I read in the library every Saturday. — place before time. Common prepositions are in, at and on: in the library, at home, on the bus. If the order sounds odd when you read it aloud, swap the phrases around.
- Capital letter firstmy bag becomes My bag at the start of a sentence; names and places are always capital: Miss Chan, Hong Kong. Three capital rules: the first letter of every sentence; names of people, places, days and months; and the word I. Losing capitals is the most painful way to lose marks, so do one read-through just for capitals.
- End marksA full stop for telling — I read books. A question mark for asking — Do you like reading? An exclamation mark for strong feeling — What a good book! Punctuation is the voice of the sentence on paper: the full stop is calm, the question mark rises, the exclamation bursts. Decide whether the line tells, asks or exclaims, then punctuate.
- Check after writingCheck with three read-throughs: first for capitals only, second for spelling only, third for end marks only. One thing at a time keeps your attention sharp, so mistakes have nowhere to hide — it works far better than checking everything at once. Fix what you find with an eraser, and the habit will follow you into tests.
5Worked example Example
Question: How do we write a complete, correct English sentence step by step?
- Step 1: Choose the subject: you are writing about yourself, so the sentence opens with I.
- Step 2: Choose the verb: the action is reading, so pick read and set its form by the tense.
- Step 3: Add the object: the thing you read is storybooks, which makes I read storybooks.
- Step 4: Fix the format: a capital letter at the front and a full stop at the end — I read storybooks.
- Step 5: Check the spelling item by item: storybooks is story + books, so spell it out before you stop.
- Answer: Sample answer: I read storybooks. Longer version: Every Saturday, I read storybooks in the library. — the base sentence plus a time and a place.
6Common mistakes Mistakes
7Quick check Quick check
Q1Need?
Q2Paragraph?
Q3After?
Q4What goes at the end of a sentence?
Q5Which letter starts a sentence?
8Recap Recap
- A sentence needs three parts: subject + verb + object (I read books.).
- Capital letter first, full stop last; use ? for questions.
- Add time and place to make sentences lively: Every Saturday, I read in the library.
- Names and places take capitals: Miss Chan, Hong Kong.
- Check three times after writing: capitals → spelling → punctuation.