How to Write Complete Sentences

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Objective

I can write a complete sentence using correct capitalization and punctuation.

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Warm-up video

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Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    A sentence is a set of words that expresses a complete thought and can convey a statement, question, exclamation, or command.

  2. 2

    The subject of a sentence is the person, place, or thing that is doing or being, and the verb is an action word.

  3. 3

    A complete sentence always starts with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark like a period, question mark, or exclamation mark.

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Practice

10 questions

1

What are the four important parts that every complete sentence needs?

2

Which word in this sentence needs a capital letter? 'my friend likes to read.'

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Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

Write a complete sentence using the words "fish" and "swims". Make sure your sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark.

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