Sentence Fluency

Which sentence is combined correctly?

• We read about dinosaurs yesterday and we read about dinosaurs today.

• We read about dinosaurs yesterday and today.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

A good reader..

• reads like a robot

• reads really fast

• reads too slow

• reads fluently, at a talking pace.

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CCSS.RF 4.3.A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.4A

CCSS.RF.3.4C

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The astronauts training is important.

• The astronauts' training is important.

• The training astronauts is important.

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Which is the best example of sentence fluency?

• I went swimming at the lake. I went boating at the lake. I went fishing at the lake. 

• I went swimming, boating, and fishing at the lake.

• I went swimming and boating and fishing at the lake.

• I went swimming at the lake and I also went boating and fishing there too. 

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Why is it important to have sentence fluency?

• So our sentences are exciting.

• So our sentences flow and sound right when you read them.

• So our sentences are all long.

• So our sentences are all short. 

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

What is the best way to combine these sentences?
Peter is a boy. He is the third fastest boy in my class.

• Peter, a boy, is the third fastest in my class.

• Peter is a boy, but he is the third fastest in my class.

• Peter is the third fastest boy in my class.

• The third fastest boy in my class, Peter is a boy. 

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which is an example of a compound sentence?

• The young boy and his friend went to the park. 

• The giraffe ate leaves, and it drank from the river.

• The bears, lions, and tigers were fun to watch at the zoo.

• He went to the movies and to eat. 

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

What is the best way to fix this run-on sentence?

• Ms. Dudley launched her own business as a way to work for herself, she also appreciated that the business provided an outlet for her creativity.

• Ms. Dudley launched her own business as a way to work for herself, and she also appreciated that the business provided an outlet for her creativity.

• Ms. Dudley launched her own business as a way to work for herself; however, she also appreciated that the business provided an outlet for her creativity.

• Ms. Dudley launched her own business as a way to work for herself since she also appreciated that the business provided an outlet for her creativity.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which sentence demonstrates proper sentence fluency?

• The cat sat on the mat. The dog sat on the mat.

• The cat and the dog sat on the mat together.

• The cat sat on the mat, and the dog sat on the mat.

• The cat sat on the mat, the dog sat on the mat.

What is sentence fluency?

• The ability to write long sentences.

• The ability to write sentences that flow smoothly.

• The ability to write short sentences.

• The ability to write complex sentences.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B