Sentences Have Subjects and Verbs
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Objective
I can write a complete sentence with a subject and a verb.
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Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
A sentence always starts with a capital letter, which is a letter that's big.
- 2
A sentence ends with a full stop, an exclamation mark, or a question mark.
- 3
"My dog is great." is a sentence because it starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.
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Practice
12 questions
What kind of letter does a sentence start with?
What are the three things a sentence can end with?
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Exit ticket
Quick comprehension check
“Write one complete sentence about cats. Be sure to start with a capital letter and end with a punctuation mark.”
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