Writing Sentences

NOTE: The Q1 assignment is due on Thursday, and most of today will be spent working on it.

What piece of writing have you picked to revise for this assignment? Where are you in the process of revising and getting peer feedback?

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

How well do you understand what 'sentences' are and how to write them correctly?

• I need some help

• Neutral

• I get the idea

• I understand it well

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

• Although it was raining, we decided to go for a walk, and we enjoyed it.

• Although it was raining we decided to go for a walk, and we enjoyed it.

• Although it was raining, we decided to go for a walk and we enjoyed it.

• Although it was raining we decided to go for a walk and we enjoyed it.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Identify the run-on sentence.

• The sun set, and the stars appeared.

• The sun set the stars appeared.

• The sun set; the stars appeared.

• The sun set. The stars appeared.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which sentence is a fragment?

• After the movie ended, we went for ice cream.

• After the movie ended.

• We went for ice cream after the movie ended.

• The movie ended, and we went for ice cream.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Identify the sentence with a comma splice.

• The concert was amazing, and the band played all night.

• The concert was amazing; the band played all night.

• The concert was amazing, the band played all night.

• The concert was amazing. The band played all night.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Choose the sentence that correctly uses an apostrophe.

• The cat chased its tail.

• The cat chased it's tail.

• The cat chased its' tail.

• The cat chased it is tail.

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• She asked "Can you help me with this?"

• She asked, "Can you help me with this?"

• She asked: "Can you help me with this?"

• She asked; "Can you help me with this?"

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.

• The team are winning the game.

• The team is winning the game.

• The team were winning the game.

• The team have winning the game.

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CCSS.L.3.1F

Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?

• "I can't believe it," she said.

• I can't believe it, "she said."

• I can't believe it, she said.

• "I can't believe it" she said.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D