Exploring Sentence Structure for First Graders

The video tutorial covers essential rules for writing sentences. It explains the need for a complete thought, proper word order, and the use of capitalization and punctuation. Examples are provided to illustrate these concepts, helping learners understand how to construct correct and meaningful sentences.

What is required for a group of words to be considered a complete sentence?

• It must express a complete thought.

• It must have a noun.

• It must be longer than five words.

• It must include an adjective.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

What does the sentence 'Jill ran up the hill' tell us?

• Who Jill is

• Why Jill ran

• What Jill did

• Where Jill lives

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CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Why is the sentence 'The yellow dog' considered incomplete?

• It doesn't start with a capital letter.

• It uses the wrong punctuation.

• It is too short.

• It lacks a verb.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

What does the sentence 'The yellow dog did not tell what it did' lack?

• Proper punctuation

• A subject

• A complete thought

• A verb

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Which of the following is an example of a complete thought?

• In the garden.

• Running fast.

• Beautiful and large.

• The yellow dog barked at the car.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What makes the sentence 'The lizard set on a rock' a correct sentence?

• It includes a lizard.

• It mentions a location.

• It is in a logical order.

• It is a question.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is missing in the sentence 'Set on a rock the lizard' to make it correct?

• A punctuation mark

• A verb

• Proper word order

• A subject

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Which punctuation is appropriate for a statement?

• Exclamation point

• Question mark

• Period

• Comma

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

What is necessary at the beginning of every sentence?

• A capital letter

• A comma

• A verb

• A conjunction

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which type of punctuation is used for an exclamation?

• Period

• Semicolon

• Exclamation point

• Comma

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B