2. What do you know about a sentence?
A sentence is a group of words that
tell a whole idea.
A sentence starts with a capital letter.
A sentence ends with punctuation
(like a period or question mark).
A sentence has a naming part and
an action part.
A sentence has the all the words in
the right order so that it makes sense.
3. One kind of sentence is called a
Telling
Sentence
A telling sentence tells something. It is a
statement. It begins with a capital
letter and usually ends with a period.
4. Ben saw a little nest in the tree.
Capital Letter
Period
The sentence is a telling
sentence. It tells you that Ben
saw a little nest in the tree.
5. The small frog is in the sack.
Capital Letter
Period
The sentence is a telling
sentence. It tells you that the
small frog is in the sack.
6. The red bird has five eggs.
Capital Letter
Period
The sentence is a telling
sentence. It tells you that the
red bird has five eggs.
7. I like to play with my dog.
Capital Letter
Period
The sentence is a telling
sentence. It tells you that I like
to play with my dog.
8. I can get the bug with my net.
Capital Letter
Period
The sentence is a telling
sentence. It tells you that I
can get the bug with my net.
9. I like to read “Get the Egg.”
Capital Letter
Period
The sentence is a telling
sentence. It tells you that I like
to read “Get the Egg.”
10. Write your own telling sentence.
Write your sentence about an animal.
Here are some animal names to help
you.
elephant
zebra giraffe
lion tiger
monkey
11. Check your sentence.
Did you use a capital letter?
Did you use a period at the
end?
Did you tell something about
an animal?
