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Which of these sentences is a question:
I ate dinner outside last night.
Can we eat dinner outside tonight?
Can we eat dinner outside tonight?
What word should be capitalized?
sally went to the store yesterday.
Sally
What is a word that you could add to this sentence to give it more detail?
The apple fell off of the tree.
answers will vary.
What type of punctuation goes at the end of a sentence that asks a question
A question mark
What word should be capitalized?
My favorite holiday is halloween.
Halloween.
Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
Sarah went to the market last night.
Simple
What is a question you could ask about a text after reading it?
Ex: Who was the main character, what was the setting, etc.
What word should be capitalized?
We went to ohio for our school field trip.
Ohio
Is this a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
I can't go to the game today, but I can go tomorrow.
Compound
What is a question you could ask about a text before reading it?
Ex: What is the text about, what happens at the end, etc.
What two words should be capitalized?
we went to macy's to buy our school clothes.
We, Macy's
Expand this sentence to add more detail:
I love penguins.
Ex: I really love small, fluffy penguins.
Read the following sentences then ask a question about what you read:
Johnny is nine years old. He loves to play baseball at the park with his friends. One day, he hit the ball into the woods. He searched for 3 hours, but couldn't find the ball.
Answers will vary.
Which three words should be capitalized?
Next summer i would love to go to carolina beach.
I, Carolina, Beach
How would you combine these simple sentences to make a compound sentence?
I like to play baseball. I do not like to play basketball.
I like to play baseball, but I do not like to play basketball.