Is it a sentence?
Hot sand.
No! It has a who or what (noun), but no verb (what happens)
The chalta tree is very tall.
Statement-- it tells.
dog
noun-- a person, place, or thing
_____ is your name?
What
i am going to school.
Capitalize I always!
The big dog.
No! It doesn't have a verb, anything that happens to or with the dog!
How many Bengal tigers are there?
Question-- it asks.
raced
verb-- it describes action, something happening
_______ is knocking on the door?
Who
The sun is shining
Always use ending punctuation-- like a period.
He ran.
Yes! It has a who or what (noun), and something that happens (runs). Sentences can be short!
Do you like planting seeds?
Question-- it asks.
slipping
verb, describes an action or something happening
_____ is lunch?
When
What time will we do math.
A question needs a question mark.
Once upon a time, a small blue bird.
No! There is no verb-- no "happening" or action word.
I think she might describe the broadleaf forest.
Statement-- even though it sounds uncertain.
Mrs. DeBell
noun-- a person, place or thing
________ was there no school Friday?
Why
Her name is maria.
Capitalize names-- we call them "proper nouns."
Pizza is important.
Yes! It has a who or what (pizza) and something that happened (is important). "Is" is tricky!
The tiger is where?
Question, even though "where" is at the end instead of the beginning where questions words usually are.
was
verb-- verbs can describes states (like was quiet) as well as actions!
______ many students are in our class?
How
Two kids watches a movie.
If there is more than one of a noun (we call that plural), we change the verb to agree with it, so "Two kids watch a movie."