1. Questions and Statements

2. Statement
A statement is a telling sentence It tells the reader something.
An example of a statement:
The ship sailed across the ocean.
A statement starts with a capital letter and ends with a period.

3. A question starts with a capital letter and ends with a question mark.
A question asks the reader something It begins with a question word.
An example of a question:
What color is the dog?
A question starts with a capital letter and ends with a question mark.

4. A question starts with a capital letter and ends with a question mark.
A question can be answered.
What color is the dog?
The dog is brown.
It starts with a question word.
It asks something.
A question starts with a capital letter and ends with a question mark.

5. What are question words?
Here’s a few:
Were?
Do?
Could?
Can?
Who?
What?
When?
Are?
May?
Where?
Why?
Should?
Is?
How?
Did?
Would?
Which?
Does?
Was?

6. Let’s Practice!
Question or Statement

7. The children are playing
Question or Statement? .
The children are playing
Statement
How do we know?
It tells us something.
It does not start with a question word.
It can not be answered.
A statement starts with a capital letter and ends with a period.

8. The blue bird sings loudly
Question or Statement? .
The blue bird sings loudly
Statement
How do we know?
It tells us something.
It does not start with a question word.
It can not be answered.
A statement starts with a capital letter and ends with a period.

9. Question or Statement? ? Where is the kitten Question How do we know?
It asks something.
It starts with a question word.
It can be answered.
The kitten is in the box.
A question starts with a capital letter and ends with a question mark.

10. When will the football game start
Question or Statement? ?
When will the football game start
Question
How do we know?
It asks something.
It starts with a question word.
It can be answered.
The game will start soon.
A question starts with a capital letter and ends with a question mark.

11. Question or Statement? ? What color is the bus Question
How do we know?
It asks something.
It starts with a question word.
It can be answered.
The bus is red.
A question starts with a capital letter and ends with a question mark.

12. Question or Statement? . The boy is mad Statement How do we know?
It tells us something.
It does not start with a question word.
It can not be answered.
A statement starts with a capital letter and ends with a period.

13. Question or Statement? . The duck quacks a lot Statement
How do we know?
It tells us something.
It does not start with a question word.
It can not be answered.
A statement starts with a capital letter and ends with a period.

14. Statement
A statement is a telling sentence It tells the reader something.
An example of a statement:
The ship sailed across the ocean.
A statement starts with a capital letter and ends with a period.

15. A question starts with a capital letter and ends with a question mark.
A question asks the reader something It begins with a question word.
An example of a question:
What color is the dog?
A question starts with a capital letter and ends with a question mark.

16. A question starts with a capital letter and ends with a question mark.
A question can be answered.
What color is the dog?
The dog is brown.
It starts with a question word.
It asks something.
A question starts with a capital letter and ends with a question mark.

17. Question Words
Do?
Could?
Can?
Who?
What?
When?
Are?
May?
Where?
Why?
Should?
Is?
How?
Did?
Would?
Which?
Does?
Was?
Were?