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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Pick out the one that is a sentence. The very little wobbly people. Ellen wasn’t. The girls shared.

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Pick out the one that is a sentence. A large, grey, heavy elephant. An elephant might get stuck in your window. Chinese food.

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Pick out the one that is a sentence. Are good pets. Some animals are good pets. A cute little puppy with a wagging tail.

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Pick out the one that is a sentence. Poppleton doesn’t like grapefruit. Grapefruit, oranges, apples, bananas. Sour taste.

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Pick out the one that is a sentence. 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 Elementary School.Secretaries at Dandridge Elementary School. Teachers in their classrooms. Some people in our school help to keep it clean.Some people in our school help to keep it clean.

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Pick out the one that is a sentence. All around the world. People use tools. Maps.

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Pick out the one that is a sentence. 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.”

Pick out the subject of this sentence. Ginny really likes her big sister. Ginny her likes

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Pick out the subject of this sentence. Franny spied a ladybug. Franny spied ladybug

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Pick out the subject of this sentence. Ellen and Peg shared the pretzels and popcorn. Ellen and Peg pretzels popcorn

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Pick out the subject of this sentence. That big elephant is too big for the little apartment. big That big elephant apartment

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Pick out the subject of this sentence. Poppleton’s lips turned outside-in. Poppleton’s lips turned outside-in

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Pick out the subject of this sentence. A police officer helps our students get to school safely. A police officer students schools

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Pick out the subject of this sentence. Secretaries answer phones, work with paper work, and help people in the school. Secretaries work school

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Pick out the subject of this sentence. Mrs. Austin is our leader. Mrs. Austin is leader

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Pick out the subject of this sentence. Scissors are tools. Scissors are tools

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Pick out the subject of this sentence. Forks are tools that help us eat. Forks tools eat

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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. Ginny Copied her sister her

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Pick out the predicate in this sentence. Franny drew a strange, green cow. drew a strange, green cow Franny cow

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Pick out the predicate in this sentence. Tony wanted a flock of wooly sheep. Wanted a flock of wooly sheep Tony sheep

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Pick out the predicate in this sentence. The baby whale swims in the water. baby swims in the water water

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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!!!