Teaching page · Grade 1 · Lesson 8

A sentence has three parts

A sentence starts with a capital, tells one whole thing, and ends with a period.

What it is

A sentence needs three things every single time: a capital letter at the beginning, words that tell one whole thing, and a period at the end. If any one is missing, it is not finished.

Watch it built

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Capital letter at the very start.
The
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Words that tell one whole thing — who, and what they did.
The dog ran
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A period at the end.
The dog ran.
Remember
Capital · one whole thing · period.
Ask yourself: “Does it tell one whole thing?”

Remember

Big letter, whole idea, period.

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