Basic Elements of Writing - Part 2

Which of these sentences should end with a period?

• Where does the president spend his vacation each year

• One of President Roosevelt’s

  favorite places was Warm Springs, Georgia

• Should you shake the

  president’s hand when you meet

• I can’t believe you

  saw the president of the United States

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Which of these sentences

should end with a question mark?

• Scientists know

  that the Gulf Stream joins the North Atlantic Current

• Where does the Gulf Stream end

• If you have ever

  sailed across the Gulf Stream, you know it can be a bumpy ride

• Many people do not

  know that he Gulf Stream flows to Newfoundland

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Which of these is a

run-on sentence that should be written as two sentences?

• The Suez Canal

  connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.

• The canal was built by a French

  company it was completed in 1869.

• Britain took

  control of the canal in 1875 and held it until 1956.

• During World War

  II, the canal was an important link to the Indian Ocean.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which of these is a

complete sentence written correctly?

• Egypt, a country

  located in northern Africa.

• Bordered by Libya

  to the west and the Sudan to the south.

• Ancient Egyptian civilizations

  date back 4,000 years.

• Dominated by the

  Nile River, which overflows every year.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which of these sentences

should end with a period?

• Where can I buy baseball tickets

• I would love to go

• Take me with you

• There aren’t any tickets left

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Which of these sentences

should end with a question mark?

• I wish my dad would take me to a game

• Do you like going to baseball games

• Tim’s family can’t wait until the next game

• They have already bought their tickets

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Which of these is a

run-on sentence that should be written as two sentences?

• Tim ate popcorn, peanuts, and a hot dog.

• He was very thirsty by the seventh inning when everyone got up to stretch.

• The lines at the snack bar were long, he just couldn’t wait.

• Tim decided to get a drink at the water fountain and wait until later for a soda.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which of these is a

complete sentence written correctly?

• Tim and his family enjoyed the baseball game, it was such a beautiful day.

• Even though the home team lost,

  they still had fun.

• Their seats, in the shade

  near the third base line.

• Screaming and

  yelling at the umpire the whole game.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which of these

sentences should end with a period?

• Are you going to the museum today

• I want to see the artifacts from ancient Egypt

• Would you please hand me that brochure

• Can we buy some postcards at the museum

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Which of these sentences should end with a question mark?

• One of the best-known pharaohs of Egypt was King Tutankhamen

• The boy who became King Tut was married at the age of 10

• What an unbelievable event it was when King Tut’s tomb was discovered in 1922

• Did you ever see the King Tut exhibit when it was in the United States

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B