Boom Town Name DEVELOP THE CONCEPT PROOFREAD Sentences A sentence tells a complete thought. It begins with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark. An incomplete sentence is called a fragment. Sentence Fragment My favorite pie is blueberry. Smells so good Directions Write the group of words that is a sentence. 1. Mom baked a pie for dessert. With red and blue berries. 2. The baker worked in the kitchen. Used flour for the crust. Directions Decide whether each group of words is a sentence or a fragment. If it is a sentence, write the sentence with correct capitalization and punctuation. If it is a fragment, write F. 3. the trees have green apples 4. pick apples for a pie 5. the baker puts spices in the apple pie © Pearson Education 6. on top of the crust Home Activity Your child learned about sentences. Have your child write two or three sentences about an event at school. Grammar and Writing Practice Book 14624_001-004_FSD 1 Unit 1 Week 1 Day 2 1 2/25/05 5:05:17 PM Boom Town Name APPLY TO WRITING Sentences Directions Add your own words to make complete sentences. Write the new sentences. Remember to use capital letters and punctuation marks. 1. went to the gold fields in California. 2. People on stagecoaches 3. . did many different jobs. 4. Families of miners . © Pearson Education Directions What do you think the stagecoach ride to California was like? Write three sentences that describe the ride. Home Activity Your child learned how to use sentences in writing. Have your child write two or three sentences about something he or she saw on the way to or from school. 2 Unit 1 Week 1 Day 3 14624_001-004_FSD 2 Grammar and Writing Practice Book 2/25/05 5:05:22 PM Boom Town Name TESTPROOFREAD PREPARATION Sentences Directions Mark the letter of the sentence that has correct capitalization and punctuation. 1. A Miners wore blue jeans B miners wore blue jeans? C miners wore blue jeans. D Miners wore blue jeans. 3. A Does he sel

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