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Is it a sentence?

Writer’s Workshop: Simple sentences. Is it a sentence?. A sentence must have a subject and verb Ask yourself “Who or what did or is something?” That is your subject. Ex. My hair wakes up stupid. Who or what is the sentence about? … My hair. How do I know.

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Is it a sentence?

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  1. Writer’s Workshop: Simple sentences Is it a sentence?

  2. A sentence must have a subject and verb Ask yourself “Who or what did or is something?” That is your subject. Ex. My hair wakes up stupid. Who or what is the sentence about? …My hair How do I know

  3. My hair is the subject, now what is the verb Ask yourself, “ What are they or what did they do?” That is your verb. Ex. My hair wakes up stupid. What does my hair do? …wakes

  4. Fragments are missing a subject or verb Do not assume that a capital letter and a period make a sentence complete Ing form of a verb does not make a sentence. Ex. Students read. (sentence) Students reading. (not a sentence) Please note

  5. My sweat smells like peanut butter. Who or what did or is something? My sweat What are they or what did they do? Smells My sweat smells. Is that a sentence? Yes! You try it

  6. Jeff sighed. • Is that a sentence? • Yeppers! • Homework link • C:\Users\Phylissa\Documents\technology\sentence worksheet.docx More practice

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