Crafting Sentences: A Guide for Young Writers

What is a complete sentence?

• A phrase without a verb.

• A group of words that expresses a complete thought.

• A group of random words.

• A single word.

Which of the following sentences starts with a capital letter?

• the dog wags her tail.

• my grasshopper eats flies.

• walk fast.

• the boy swims.

What does the subject of a sentence tell us?

• When the action is happening.

• What the subject is doing.

• Who or what the sentence is about.

• Where the action is happening.

Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The boy swims.'

• The boy

• The

• boy

• swims

What does the verb in a sentence tell us?

• Who the sentence is about.

• When the action is happening.

• What the subject is doing.

• Where the action is happening.

Which of the following sentences contains a verb?

• The girl.

• We are here.

• The boy.

• Sam's cat.

What punctuation mark is used to end a sentence?

• Comma

• Period

• Colon

• Semicolon

Which of the following sentences has correct punctuation?

• He scored a goal!

• The boy swims

• Walk fast

• I eat ice cream

What is the first part of a sentence?

• The punctuation

• The verb

• The capital letter

• The subject

Which of the following sentences is complete?

• Fast runs

• The boy runs fast.

• Runs fast

• The boy