Sentence Basics
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Objective
I can construct grammatically correct and varied sentences using different sentence patterns and clauses.
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Warm-up video
Nessy · 5:07
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Practice
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The video described six ways to start a sentence. List three of them.
Rewrite the following sentences using the sentence starter indicated in parentheses: a) The cat slept on the windowsill. (Start with "Where") b) I finished my homework and then watched TV. (Start with "When") c) She walked to school. (Start with an "-ly" adverb)
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“Write a sentence that starts with an -ing phrase. Write a sentence that starts with an -ly word. ”
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