What Is a Sentence?

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What Is a Sentence?

• Unit 1
• Lesson 1

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Objectives

• Students will
• Distinguish between sentences and sentence
  fragments.

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Definitions

• A sentence is a group of words that express a
  complete thought.

• It must tell who or what.

• It must also tell what or what happens.

• It begins with a capital letter and ends with a
  
• punctuation mark.

• Example

• Lightning flashed in the sky.

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Definitions

• A sentence fragment is a group of words that does
  not express a complete thought.

• It is not a sentence.

• Examples

• Flashed in the sky.

• When the tree fell.

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Identify if the following are a sentence or
sentence fragment. If a sentence fragment, add
words to make it a sentence.

• A storm was coming.

(sentence)
(sentence fragment)

• Behind the pine tree.

• A crack of thunder after the lightning.

(sentence fragment)

• Because the loud noise surprised us.

(sentence fragment)
(sentence)

• Luckily, the storm ended quickly.

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Choose the group of words that is a sentence.

• Tornadoes are dangerous.
• Winds of high speed.

• They spin like tops.
• Often in the Midwest.

• Can appear very suddenly.
• They appear as funnel shaped clouds.

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Choose the group of words that is a sentence.

• Such storms can be called waterspouts.
• When they occur over water.

• Reaching speeds of 300 miles per hour.
• Almost everything in their path is destroyed.

• Because of the spinning winds.
• They are more violent than hurricanes.

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Tornado Roars Through Town(Identify the seven
sentences.)
The air feels heavy. I cant breathe.
Suddenly a dark, whirling cloud. Its shaped
like a funnel. It is racing across the fields.
Towards the town. People point and run. A roar
like a freight train. Whirling winds scoop up
trees and houses. At last it is over. When
people go out. Rubble everywhere.
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Homework

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