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First Grade Unit 1 Week 6First Grade Unit 1 Week 6

Created by Kristi WaltkeCreated by Kristi Waltke

What do you know about a sentence?What do you know about a sentence?

A sentence is a group of words that A sentence is a group of words that tell a whole idea.tell a whole idea.

A sentence starts with a capital letter.A sentence starts with a capital letter.

A sentence ends with punctuation A sentence ends with punctuation (like a period or question mark).(like a period or question mark).

A sentence has a naming part and A sentence has a naming part and an action part.an action part.

A sentence has the all the words in A sentence has the all the words in the right order so that it makes sense.the right order so that it makes sense.

One kind of sentence asks a One kind of sentence asks a

QuestionQuestionQuestions begin with capital letters and end Questions begin with capital letters and end

with a question mark.with a question mark.

A question mark looks like this.A question mark looks like this.

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Did Pam see the eggs?Did Pam see the eggs?

Capital LetterCapital Letter

Question MarkQuestion Mark

The sentence asks a question The sentence asks a question It asks if Pam saw the eggs.It asks if Pam saw the eggs.

Can you swim?Can you swim?

Capital LetterCapital Letter

Question MarkQuestion Mark

The sentence asks a question. The sentence asks a question. It asks if you can swim.It asks if you can swim.

Have you been to a park?Have you been to a park?

Capital LetterCapital Letter

Question MarkQuestion Mark

The sentence asks a question. The sentence asks a question. It asks if you have been to a It asks if you have been to a

park.park.

What do zebras eat?What do zebras eat?

Capital LetterCapital Letter

Question MarkQuestion Mark

The sentence asks a question. The sentence asks a question. It asks what zebras eat.It asks what zebras eat.

Can you tell if a sentence is Can you tell if a sentence is asking a question or telling asking a question or telling

you something?you something?

Let’s Find Out!Let’s Find Out!

Do you like to eat hot dogsDo you like to eat hot dogs

Telling You SomethingTelling You Something

Asking a QuestionAsking a Question

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Big Hippos sit in mudBig Hippos sit in mud

Telling You SomethingTelling You Something

Asking a QuestionAsking a Question

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How many big birds did How many big birds did

you seeyou see

Telling You SomethingTelling You Something

Asking a QuestionAsking a Question

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The sun is hotThe sun is hot

Telling You SomethingTelling You Something

Asking a QuestionAsking a Question

.

We are glad we saw themWe are glad we saw them

Telling You SomethingTelling You Something

Asking a QuestionAsking a Question

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How does the cub’s mom How does the cub’s mom carry himcarry him

Telling You SomethingTelling You Something

Asking a QuestionAsking a Question

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Write your own question.Write your own question.Write your sentence about an animal.Write your sentence about an animal.Here are some animal names to help Here are some animal names to help

you.you.

elephantelephant zebra giraffe zebra giraffe

lionlion tiger tiger monkeymonkey

Check your sentence.Check your sentence.

Did you use a capital letter?Did you use a capital letter?

Did you use a question mark Did you use a question mark at the end?at the end?

Did you ask something?Did you ask something?

Learning about questions will help Learning about questions will help you become a super writer!you become a super writer!