Fundamental Skills #8

Writing Complete Sentences

A complete sentence must have a subject and a predicate, and must express a complete thought. A complete sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with final punctuation.

Writing Complete Sentences

When writing sentences, avoid fragments, run-on sentences, and comma splices.

A comma splice occurs when two complete sentences are joined by a comma.

Sentence Error Examples

• Fragment: Played baseball (missing subject)

• Run-On Sentence: Zoe walked to the park Zak ran there.

• Comma splice: He threw the ball, she caught the ball.

How to End a Sentence

• Periods: used when a sentence does not ask a question or express strong feelings.

• Semicolons: used in place of a period to join two related sentences together.

• Question Marks: used when a sentence asks a question.

• Exclamation Points: used when a sentence expresses strong feelings.

Rules of Capitalization

• Capitalize the first letters of names.

• Capitalize the first letter in a sentence regardless of whether it's a name or not.

• Capitalize the letter I

Multiple Choice

Select the sentence that would correct the fragment, "Played baseball."

• The students played baseball.

• Played baseball at recess.

• I like to played baseball.

• Played baseball in the afternoon.

Multiple Select

What can you place in between "park" and "Zak" to fix the run-on sentence, "Zoe walked to the park Zak ran there"? (Check all that apply).

• A comma

• A comma and conjunction like "and" or "but"

• Quotation marks

• A period to create two separate sentences

Multiple Choice

Is the following sentence a fragment, run-on, or complete sentence? Always does his homework in the library.

• complete sentence

• run-on sentence

• sentence fragment

Open Ended

How could the sentence be corrected? Everyone helped the fundraiser was a success.

Multiple Choice

Is the following sentence a fragment, run-on, or complete sentence? A flock of seagulls flew over the ship.

• complete sentence

• run-on sentence

• sentence fragment

Multiple Select

What is the underlined part of this sentence?

My family went on a trip.

• subject

• predicate

Multiple Select

What is the underlined part of this sentence?

Our friends came along with us.

• subject

• predicate

Multiple Choice

What is the predicate, or action, part of the sentence?

• tells what the subject is doing

• tells who the sentence is about

• tells the where everyone is

• doesn't tell you anything

Multiple Choice

What is the predicate part of this sentence?

Johnny went to the zoo.

• went to the zoo

• Johnny

Multiple Choice

What is the predicate, or action part, of the following sentence?

Grace went to the store.

• Grace

• went to the store.

Multiple Select

Is this a complete sentence?

At the park

• Yes

• No

Multiple Select

Is this a complete sentence?

Jimena rode all of the rides at the park.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Select

How do you improve the quality of your writing?

• use bigger words

• make your sentences longer and use different kinds of sentences.

• copying everything from a website I googled.

• adding details

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct punctuation to end the following sentence.

She woke up early for basketball practice this morning

• .

• ;

• ?

• !

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct punctuation to end the following sentence.

HELP, there's a fire

• .

• ;

• ?

• !

Fill in the Blanks

Rewrite the following sentence with the correct punctuation.

Can you help me with my homework

Multiple Choice

Which of the following options is the correctly capitalized AND punctuated version of the sentence below?

annie went to wal-mart to buy new shoes

• Annie went to Wal-Mart to buy new Shoes.

• Annie went to Wal-Mart to buy new shoes.

• annie went to Wal-Mart to buy new shoes?

• Annie went to wal-mart to buy new shoes!

Multiple Choice

Which of the following options is the correctly capitalized AND punctuated version of the sentence below?

my teacher, mr. bradley, teaches world history

• My teacher, Mr. Bradley, teaches World History.

• my teacher, Mr. Bradley, teaches World history.

• My teacher, Mr. bradley, teaches World History!

• My teacher, Mr. Bradley, teaches World History?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences uses correct punctuation?

• I went to the store and, I bought apples.

• I went to the store; and I bought apples.
• I went to the store, and, bought apples.

• I went to the store, and I bought apples.

Categorize

Options (14)

woman sleeping on bed

crocodile with sunglasses

yellow frisby

seal sunbathing

lifeguard

people surfing

man walking his dog

cow

man selling hotdogs

starfish skateboarding

man reading a book

man riding a bike

man with a pink shirt and hat

woman buying hotdog

categorize the following

On the Beach

On the boardwalk

Open Ended

Describe one character with adjectives and FULL SENTENCES from the picture.