Grade 1 · Writing · Lesson 8

Writing Simple Sentences

A sentence is a complete thought. It tells the reader something all by itself — no extra words needed to make it make sense. Every sentence has exactly three things.

What this lesson teaches

1Write a complete sentence with a capital letter, a telling part, and a period
2Check that a sentence makes complete sense on its own

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