It needs enough words to form a complete idea, usually a subject and a verb. “The girl carries” leaves a listener expecting what she carries, while “The girl carries a basket” is clear.
Begin with a capital and finish with a full stop.
See it. Say it. Understand it.
Easy / Start here
My brother plays cricket.
Moderate / Add a little
The shop opens early.
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A simple statement gives information. It needs enough words to form a complete idea, usually a subject and a verb. “The girl carries” leaves a listener expecting what she carries, while “The girl carries a basket” is clear. Begin with a capital and finish with a full stop. Add details only when they help the reader. Read your sentence aloud to check that the words fit naturally.
Read the first model carefully: “My brother plays cricket.” Notice how its words work together to communicate one clear meaning. The second model, “The shop opens early.”, shows a different use of the same lesson idea. Compare the choices rather than memorising a whole sentence. In a new situation, choose the meaning you need first, then select the words and structure that express it. Read or say the result once more to check that another person can understand it.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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Add not for a negative. Move am, is or are to the start for a question.
See it. Say it. Understand it.
Easy / Start here
I am happy.
Moderate / Add a little
She is not tired.
Challenge / Try when ready
Are they ready? Yes, they are.
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The verb be connects a person or thing to information about it. Use am with I, is with one person or thing, and are with you, we or they. The information may describe identity, feeling or location. Choose the verb by looking at the subject. We can shorten I am to I’m in friendly speech, but the meaning stays the same.
Read the first model carefully: “I am at school. She is my friend.” Notice how its words work together to communicate one clear meaning. The second model, “We are ready. The bags are heavy.”, shows a different use of the same lesson idea. Compare the choices rather than memorising a whole sentence. In a new situation, choose the meaning you need first, then select the words and structure that express it. Read or say the result once more to check that another person can understand it.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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Question words guide the kind of information we need.
What asks about something, where asks about a place, when asks about a time and why asks for a reason.
A why answer often uses because.
See it. Say it. Understand it.
Easy / Start here
When does the bus leave?
Moderate / Add a little
Why is the ground wet?
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Question words guide the kind of information we need. What asks about something, where asks about a place, when asks about a time and why asks for a reason. A why answer often uses because. Choose the question word before planning the rest of the question. Listen or read for an answer that matches it. A question mark shows the end of a written direct question.
Read the first model carefully: “When does the bus leave?” Notice how its words work together to communicate one clear meaning. The second model, “Why is the ground wet?”, shows a different use of the same lesson idea. Compare the choices rather than memorising a whole sentence. In a new situation, choose the meaning you need first, then select the words and structure that express it. Read or say the result once more to check that another person can understand it.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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