Grammar help for a 5-year-old: Correcting "Capybaras are friends with everyone; they not afraid!"

Simple, child-friendly grammar correction for a 5-year-old. See the corrected sentence and a short, easy explanation of why we change it.

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Hello! Nice sentence. Here is the corrected, easy version:

Capybaras are friends with everyone. They are not afraid.

Step-by-step (very simple):

  • "Capybaras are friends with everyone" is already good — it tells who and what.
  • The second part needs the verb "are." Say "They are not afraid." You can also say the short way: "They're not afraid."
  • Use a period (a dot) between the two ideas instead of a semicolon. A period makes two short, easy sentences.

So the final simple sentence to remember: Capybaras are friends with everyone. They are not afraid.

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