What is a Sentence?
Statement that tells a complete
thought.
Created by
Constance Howard
Teaching 2 Empower All Learners
This is a sentence.
The dog ate.
This is NOT a sentence!
ate blue ran
A sentence tells s about someone or
something
The dog ran.
Do you Know?
It rained today.
Sentence Not a Sentence
Do you Know?
The boy walked his dog.
Sentence Not a Sentence
Do you Know?
Swim the
Sentence Not a Sentence
X
Do you Know?
Who ate the cake?
Sentence Not a Sentence
Do you Know?
Justin did all of his work.
Sentence Not a Sentence
X
Do you Know?
Please help me!
Sentence Not a Sentence
X
Do you Know?
Fishing is fun.
Sentence Not a Sentence
Do you Know?
Is it sunny or cloudy today?
Sentence Not a Sentence
Do you Know?
Green show a me
Sentence Not a Sentence
Sentence Stoppers
Punctuation
• Lets your reader know when a sentence ends
• Can show emotions
• We will learn about 3 types of punctuation –
periods, question marks, and exclamation
marks.
What are some sentence stoppers?
Shows strong emotion:
• Look out!
• Leave me alone!
Exclamation
Say What?
Asks for information:
•What is your name?
•How old are you?
•What is your favorite
color?
question mark
Tell it to me.
Tells a complete thought:
•My name is Hunter.
•I am 10 years old.
period •I like the color blue.
Images for physical cues for punctuation highlighted in this presentation
period exclamation question mark
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