Unit One Grammar Practice

By Kristi Waltke

A sentence is a complete thought.

Here are some sentences.

• I asked Daddy for an elephant.• Franny and Ginny are sisters.• Friends can help you live longer.

These are not sentences. They don’t tell us a complete idea.

Asked Daddy for an elephant.Franny and Ginny are.Live longer.

Pick out the one that is a sentence.

Franny spied a ladybug.Franny and Ginny with overalls.The older sister.

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The very little wobbly people.Ellen wasn’t.The girls shared.

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A large, grey, heavy elephant.An elephant might get stuck in your window.Chinese food.

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Are good pets.Some animals are good pets.A cute little puppy with a wagging tail.

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Poppleton doesn’t like grapefruit.Grapefruit, oranges, apples, bananas.Sour taste.

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Nice workers.You can choose from many different jobs.Are students like you.

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Pick out the one that is a sentence.• Secretaries at Dandridge Element

ary School.• Teachers in their classrooms.• Some people in our school help to

keep it clean.

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All around the world.People use tools.Maps.

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Machines help us do work.In China.Mrs. Austin’s desk.

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The subject of a sentence tells who or what the sentence is about.

The little boy likes elephants.

This sentence is about “the little boy.”

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Ginny really likes her big sister.

Ginnyherlikes

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Franny spied a ladybug.

Frannyspiedladybug

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Ellen and Peg shared the pretzels and popcorn.

Ellen and Pegpretzelspopcorn

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That big elephant is too big for the little apartment.

bigThat big elephantapartment

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Poppleton’s lips turned outside-in.

Poppleton’s lipsturnedoutside-in

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A police officer helps our students get to school safely.

A police officerstudentsschools

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Secretaries answer phones, work with paper work, and help people in the school.

Secretariesworkschool

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Mrs. Austin is our leader.

Mrs. Austinisleader

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Scissors are tools.

Scissorsaretools

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Forks are tools that help us eat.

Forkstoolseat

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The predicate tells what someone or something does. It usually comes after the subject

Tony asked his Dad for an elephant.

“Asked his Dad for an elephant” is the predicate. It tells what Tony did.

Pick out the predicate in this sentence.

Ginny copied her sister.

GinnyCopied her sisterher

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Franny drew a strange, green cow.

drew a strange, green cowFrannycow

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Tony wanted a flock of wooly sheep.

Wanted a flock of wooly sheepTonysheep

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The baby whale swims in the water.

babyswims in the waterwater

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A telling sentence ends with a period.

Frog and Toad are friends.

This is a telling sentence. It tells about frog and toad.

A sentence that commands ends with a period too. A command tells you to do something.

Pass me the scissors.

This is a command sentence. It tells me to pass the scissors.

A sentence that shows strong feeling ends with an exclamation mark.

I never want to taste grapefruit again!

This sentence ends with an exclamation mark because it shows strong feeling.

A sentence that asks a question ends with a question mark.

Do you want to be a teacher?

This sentence is asking a question. It ends with a question mark.

Choose the correct punctuation to end this sentence.

Frog went to Toad’s house

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Choose the correct punctuation to end this sentence.

Come help my friend who fell off her bike

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Choose the correct punctuation to end this sentence.

How long is the bike trail

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Choose the correct punctuation to end this sentence.

Show me your helmet

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Choose the correct punctuation to end this sentence.

I won the game

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Great Job!!!