What Makes a Telling Sentence?
Do you know if a telling sentence is complete or incomplete?
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Complete telling sentences have a "who" or "what" and tell "what happened." They begin with a capital letter and end with a period. In this activity, you will practice completing telling sentences. You can either do the activity online or click the Activity button to download a worksheet. |
First read the text shown. Then, decide if it is a complete telling sentence or not.The bird can fly.
- is a sentence
- is not a sentence
Correct! The “bird” is the “what,” and “can fly” is “what happened.”
This is a sentence. The “bird” is the “what,” and “can fly” is “what happened.”
Into the store.
- is a sentence
- is not a sentence
This is not a sentence. You don’t know “who” or “what.” You don’t know “what happened” to get into the store.
Correct! You don’t know “who” or “what.” You don’t know “what happened” to get into the store.
Sarah under a tree.
- is a sentence
- is not a sentence
This is not a sentence. You know “who,” but you don’t know “what happened” to get her under the tree.
Correct! You know “who,” but you don’t know “what happened” to get her under the tree.
The bat hit the ball.
- is a sentence
- is not a sentence
Correct! The “bat” is the “what," and “hit” is what happened.
This is a sentence. The “bat” is the “what," and “hit” is what happened.
The paper fell on the floor.
- is a sentence
- is not a sentence
Correct! The “paper” is the “what,” and “fell” is “what happened.
This is a sentence. The “paper” is the “what,” and “fell” is “what happened.
On the ground fell.
- is a sentence
- is not a sentence
This is not a sentence. You know something “fell,” but you don’t know “who” or “what” fell.
Correct! You know something “fell,” but you don’t know “who” or “what” fell.
Over the bridge and to the store.
- is a sentence
- is not a sentence
This is not a sentence. You don’t know “who” or “what” and “what happened” to get them over the bridge and to the store.
Correct! You don’t know “who” or “what” and “what happened” to get them over the bridge and to the store.
The car can go fast.
- is a sentence
- is not a sentence
Correct! You know the “car” is the “what,” and “can go” is “what happened.”
This is a sentence. You know the “car” is the “what,” and “can go” is “what happened.”
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