Basic Writing
This is the first sentence in a paragraph.
Topic sentence.
What punctuation mark goes at the end of a question?
What letter should every sentence begin with?
Upper case.
Is this a complete thought?
"The dog ran."
A noun is a person, place, or ________.
A thing.
A sentence needs both a capital letter and a _____ mark at the end.
Punctuation.
What punctuation mark shows excitement or big feelings?
Exclamation mark.
Should names begin with a capital letter?
YES!
Is this a complete sentence?
Running fast.
No.
A verb is an action_____.
Word.
A group of sentences smooshed together creates a ____.
Paragraph.
I like apples and bananas__
A period
Fix this sentence: my dog is named max.
My dog is named Max.
A complete sentence must have a subject and a ____.
Verb.
What is the verb in this sentence?
The cat jumped.
Jumped.
This tells who or what the sentence is about.
The subject.
True or false: Every sentence needs ending punctuation.
True.
What word should be capitalized in this sentence?
we went to maine.
We and Maine.
Fix this incomplete sentence:
Because "I was tired."
Because I was tired, I went to bed.
What is the noun in this sentence?
The boy kicked the ball.
Boy
This tells you what the subject is doing in the sentence.
The predicate.
Which sentence is correct?
i like pizza
I like pizza.
Sentence 2.
Which sentence is correct?
my teacher is nice
My teacher is nice.
My teacher is nice.
Which is a complete thought?
The happy girl.
The happy girl played outside.
The happy girl played outside.
What is the describing word in this sentence?
The big dog barked.