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SENTENCES. WHAT YOU MUST KNOW. Every sentence requires 5 things:. a capital letter at the beginning; a punctuation mark at the end; a subject; a predicate; and a complete thought. The three punctuation marks that can be used to end sentences are:. a period (.), a question mark (?),
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SENTENCES WHAT YOU MUST KNOW
Every sentence requires 5 things: • a capital letter at the beginning; • a punctuation mark at the end; • a subject; • a predicate; • and a complete thought
The three punctuation marks that can be used to end sentences are: • a period (.), • a question mark (?), • or an exclamation point (!).
Use a period (.) • At the end of a telling sentence (a statement) • At the end of a directive (a command)
Use a question mark (?) • At the end of an asking sentence (a question)
Use an exclamation mark (!) • At the end of a sentence that shows excitement or strong emotion
The subject is who or what the sentence is about. The boyis having a good time.
The predicate tells what the subject is or does. The boyplays his drum loudly.
If you have not written a sentence, you have written either afragmentor arun-on.
Afragmentis a group of words that does not make a complete thought. • The baker • My mother • is a very good student • ran down the street yelling loudly • is yellow and green
Arun-onis two or more complete thoughts, incorrectly punctuated as one sentence. • John is a good student he works hard and does his homework every night. • My vacation was fun we went to Disney World we saw Mickey Mouse.
Are You Ready to Show How Much You’ve Learned? • Yes, I’m ready. • Not yet. Let me review the information again.
Lets Get Started! • Which of the following is a complete sentence? • John the baker • John, the baker likes to bake garlic rolls. • likes to bake garlic rolls
Which of the following is the subject of a sentence? • The 5th grade students • are going on a field trip next week • They’re going to the museum.
Which punctuation mark should be at the end of the following sentence? In what grade are those three students • A period (.) • A question mark (?) • An exclamation mark (!)
Which punctuation mark should be at the end of the following sentence? What a loud noise that was • A period (.) • A question mark (?) • An exclamation mark (!)