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What is a sentence?

2. A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense.
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A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense.
I am really cold.
This makes complete sense.
Not very warm.
This does not make complete sense — who or what is not very warm?

3. Which groups of words are sentences?
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Which groups of words are sentences?
Amelia went home.
If you ask him, he’ll tell you everything.
Missed the bus.
Some of the rocks were slippery.
In long, sweeping strokes of gold.
Became what Nicky had always wanted to be. ✓ ✓ ✗ ✓ ✗ ✗

4. I feel ill. A sentence: contains a verb. starts with a capital letter.
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A sentence:
I feel ill.
contains a verb.
starts with a capital letter.
ends with a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark.

5. Which examples are sentences?
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Which examples are sentences?
I am feeling much better now.
The smelly, old cat.
also how to make pizza
Sam likes chocolate.
How did that happen?
if she becomes our captain ✓
✗ There is no verb.
✗ This doesn’t make
complete sense. ✓ ✓
✗ There is no capital letter or full stop and it doesn’t make complete sense.

6. A sentence can be a statement, question, command or exclamation.
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A sentence can be a statement, question, command or exclamation.
Statements give facts or opinions.
Questions ask questions and expect answers.
Commands ask or demand an action.
Exclamations express strong or sudden emotion.
It is a cloudy day.
ends in a full stop
What is the weather like?
ends in a question mark
Bring your raincoat.
ends in a full stop or exclamation mark
Get out of the rain!
ends in an exclamation mark

7. What type of sentences are these?
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What type of sentences are these?
Most people prefer vanilla to lemon ice-cream.
Did Dad find his keys?
Pedal as fast as you can!
Shelly is the fastest player in our team.
Buy your tickets at lunchtime.
What an enormous diamond!
statement
question
command
statement
command
exclamation

8. A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense.
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A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense.
It contains a verb, starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark.
Sentences are either statements, questions, commands or exclamations.

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