The phrase 'to formulate a sentence' is correct and usable in written English. You can use it whenever you need to describe writing a sentence. For example, "I had difficulty trying to formulate a sentence that accurately expressed my opinion."
After three years of primary education, only one-third of children are able correctly to formulate a sentence containing the word "school" or add a two-digit sum.
It's so hard to formulate a sentence about it outside the weepy huddle of my family".
It's almost as if Rob Ford is trying to say, "Please, Doug, you're going to ruin my chances in Hollywood," but he's too disappointed to formulate a sentence.
I can feel momentarily superior for being older and wiser and make catty observations about Audrina's inability to formulate a complete sentence and Heidi's lack of musical talent.
This subtest requires the combination of short term auditory-verbal memory, syntactic and semantic skills, as well as retrieval skills to be able to formulate a correct sentence.
When a group conversation moves faster than your brain You understand what's being said, and you want to join in – but by the time you formulate a sentence that's fit for native ears, the conversation has moved on.
"He can formulate a sentence eloquently, he's well educated, he's always in control of the situation.
Simply turn the assignment into a question, such as "What are the benefits of using computers in a fourth grade classroom?" and formulate a sentence that will serve as your thesis: "The potential benefits of using computers in a fourth grade classroom are.... ...... Follow a rigid structure.
Torino struggled to formulate a response.
"But they tried to formulate a case".
Another is to formulate a better theory.
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