Speaking in Full Sentences

🎯 What You'll Learn

You will learn to speak in full sentences instead of single words or short phrases.

🌟 Let's Start

When the teacher asks Amina, "Where do you live?" Amina could say just "Lagos." But a full sentence sounds much better: "I live in Lagos." A full sentence tells a complete idea. Let us practise speaking in full sentences!

📚 New Concept

A full sentence has two important parts:

• Who or what (the subject) — the person or thing you are talking about
• What they do (the verb) — the action or state

Not a sentence: "The market." (Who does what? We do not know.)

Full sentence: "I go to the market." (Who? I. What do I do? Go to the market.)

More examples:

• Not full: "Rice." Full: "I eat rice for lunch."
• Not full: "School." Full: "Emeka walks to school every day."
• Not full: "Happy." Full: "Bola is happy today."
• Not full: "Two brothers." Full: "I have two brothers."

A full sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop (period).

🎮 Let's Practice

1. Change this to a full sentence: "Mango."
2. Change this to a full sentence: "Football."
3. Is this a full sentence? "She reads a book."

Click to see answers

1. "I like to eat mango." (or any full sentence about mango)
2. "The boys play football after school." (or any full sentence about football)
3. YES — "She reads a book" is a full sentence. It has a subject (she) and a verb (reads).

💡 Remember

A full sentence tells a complete idea. It has a subject (who) and a verb (what they do). Always try to speak in full sentences!