Sentence Lesson 001

Skills - Recognizing Sentences

A sentence is a group of words which expresses a complete thought. A group of words which does not express a complete thought is not a sentence.

My dog ran around the block. (This is a sentence.)

Around the block. (This is not a sentence.)

Put Yes in front of the groups of words which are sentences.
Put No in front of the groups of words which are NOT sentences.
The end marks are not shown to make it more challenging.

____1. A book with a red cover
____2. Who wants to go to the races

____3. Two birds with broken wings

____4. Father and son walked together
____5. The piano music was wonderful
____6. White clouds filled the blue sky
____7. Riding down the street on black horses
____8. Twenty soldiers were riding down the street
____9. Fields of waving grain and pastures of tall grass
____10. People of all nations came to the city to pray
____11. Who is your favorite TV star
____12. Ice skating and hockey are good winter sports
____13. Are the famous people in the first car
____14. Two tables, a lamp, and a stove
____15. However, the show was a good one
____16. Ninety-nine goldfish in a glass bowl
____17. Three blind mice, see how they run
____18. What is the price of the apples

 

 
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