What Makes a SentenceThree things every sentence needs — check all three before you…1st GradeA sentence is not just some words. It needs all three of these.1A CAPITAL LETTERThe very first letter of the very first word.2IT MAKES SENSEIt tells us who did what. 'The dog ran' works. 'The dog' doesnot.3AN END MARKA full stop, a question mark, or an exclamation mark.CHECK THESEthe cat sat ✗ no capital, no full stopThe cat sat. ✓ all threeThe big red. ✗ makes no senseEvery sentence, every time. It is the most-marked mistake in Year 1writing.What Makes a Sentencewww.littleactivity.com

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Literacy · 1st Grade

What Makes a Sentence

Three things every sentence needs — check all three before you stop writing.

How to use it

Read their writing back to them and check the three boxes together.

Free · print-ready PDF · US Letter and A4

Grade
1st Grade
Ages
6–7
Subject
Literacy
Pages
1

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