Sentence Writing for Reception: Improve Your Child's Writing Skills

Question 1

How many sentences are in this paragraph: 'The cat sat on the mat. It was a fluffy cat.'?

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Two sentences

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One sentence

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Three sentences

Question 2

Look at the sentences below. Which one is written correctly?

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The dog ran fast.

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The dog run fast.

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The dog ran fast?

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The dog ran, fast.

Question 3

Which word completes the sentence: 'The cat is sitting on the...'?

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rug

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cat

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and

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run

Question 4

How do we end a question?

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Question mark

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Full stop

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Exclamation mark

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Comma

Question 5

When we start writing a sentence, which letter should we start with?

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a capital letter

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a lowercase letter

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any letter we want

Question 6

Which sentence asks a question?

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What is your name?

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The cat is sleeping.

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I like to play outside.

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The sun is shining brightly.

Question 7

Which sentence is complete and makes sense?

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The cat is sleeping on the bed.

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The cat

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Sleeping on the bed

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Is the cat sleeping?

Question 8

Which sentence asks a question?

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Where is the cat playing?

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The cat is playing with a ball.

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Wow, the cat is so cute!

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Close the door, please.

Question 9

In the sentence 'The boy is playing with the ball', what kind of word is 'the'?

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Shows if a noun is specific or general

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Describes a person, place, or thing

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Describes an action

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Describes a noun or pronoun

Question 10

Which of these is a sentence that makes sense?

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The cat sat on the mat.

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The cat

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Sat on the mat

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On the mat

Question 11

Which word can we use to start a sentence?

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The

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And

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Because

Question 12

Which group of words forms a complete sentence?

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The dog barks in the garden.

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The cat running.

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And

Question 13

What do we put at the end of a sentence to show that it is finished?

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A period

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A comma

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A question mark

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An exclamation mark

Question 14

We write sentences to communicate with others, express ourselves, and learn new things. What is the MAIN purpose of writing?

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To communicate with others.

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To write creatively.

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To understand others.

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To remember information.

Question 15

When we write a sentence, the subject usually comes first and tells us who or what is doing the action. In the sentence, 'The boy kicked the ball', who or what is doing the action?

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The boy

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The ball

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Kicked

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A boy

Question 16

A conjunction is a word that connects two words, phrases, or clauses. Which word in the sentence, 'The boy and the girl played together', is a conjunction?

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And

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Boy

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Girl

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Played

Question 17

We use punctuation marks to make our writing clear and easy to understand. Which punctuation mark do we use at the end of a question?

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Question mark (?)

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Comma (,)

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Period (.)

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Exclamation mark (!)

Question 18

The tense of a verb tells us when an action happens. In the sentence, 'The boy is running', the verb 'running' is in which tense?

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Present tense

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Past tense

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Future tense

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Perfect tense

Question 19

When we want to describe a noun, we can use an adjective. Which word in the sentence, 'The big dog barked loudly', is an adjective?

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Big

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Dog

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Barked

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Loudly

Question 20

Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. Which of these words is an antonym for 'cold'?

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Hot

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Warm

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Cool

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Freezing

Question 21

Which sentence is written correctly?

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a. I like playing in the park.

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b. i like playng in the park.

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c. i like Playing in the park.

Question 22

What do we use to separate words in a sentence?

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b. Spaces

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a. Commas

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c. Full stops

Question 23

Which of these words is a noun?

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b. Dog

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a. Run

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c. Blue

Question 24

What type of word describes a noun?

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b. Adjective

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a. Adverb

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c. Preposition

Question 25

Which of these sentences has correct spelling?

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a. The cat is sleeping.

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b. The catt is sleping.

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c. The cat is sleping.

Question 26

Which of these sentences is grammatically correct?

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b. I am happy.

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a. I is happy.

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c. Am I happy?

Question 27

What two things help make our writing look nice?

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a. Capital letters and punctuation

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b. Spaces and commas

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c. Nouns and verbs

Question 28

Which word fits in the sentence? The cat is _____.

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sitting

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sat

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sits

Question 29

What punctuation mark do we use at the end of a question?

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Question mark

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Period

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Exclamation mark

Question 30

The first letter of a sentence should be:

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Uppercase

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Lowercase

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Either

Question 31

What word can we use to connect two sentences together?

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And

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The

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But

Question 32

Which word describes how something looks?

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Adjective

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Noun

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Verb

Question 33

What is a sentence?

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A group of words that makes sense together.

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A group of words that tells a story.

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A single word that names something.

Question 34

Which of these words shows an action?

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Run

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Happy

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The

Question 35

What should we do when we write a person's name?

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Use a capital letter

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Use a lowercase letter

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Write it in brackets

Question 36

Which word can be used to join two words or phrases?

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and

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but

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the

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of

Question 37

Which of these is a punctuation mark used to show a question?

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?

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.

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,

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!

Question 38

Which of these is a simple sentence?

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The cat sat on the mat.

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The cat ate some food and had a drink of water.

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The cat, which was black and white, sat on the mat.

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The cat was sleeping on the mat.

Question 39

Which type of writing tells a story?

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Fiction

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Non-Fiction

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Poetry

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Drama

Question 40

What does a full stop do?

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Ends a sentence.

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Starts a sentence.

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Joins two words together.

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Shows a question.

Question 41

When we start writing a sentence, what should the first letter be?

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Capital

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Lowercase

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Cursive

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Bold

Question 42

In the sentence 'The dog is running', which word shows what the dog is doing?

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Running

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Dog

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Is

Question 43

Which of these sentences tells us who or what is doing something?

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The cat is sitting.

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The toy car.

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The ball is blue.

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The house is big.

Question 44

Which of these words names a person, place, or thing?

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Cat

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The

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And

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Because

Question 45

Which of these sentences has a full stop at the end?

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The cat is black

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The cat is black?

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The cat is, black

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The cat. is black

Question 46

Which of these words can start a sentence?

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The

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And

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But

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Because

Question 47

Which of these sentences tells us something that is happening now?

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The cat is running.

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The cat will run.

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The cat ran.

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The cat has run.

Question 48

Which of these sentences tells us something that happened in the past?

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The cat ran.

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The cat will run.

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The cat is running.

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The cat has run.

Question 49

Which of these sentences uses the correct form of the verb 'to be'?

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The cat is black.

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The cat are black.

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The cat be black.

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The cat was black.

Question 50

Which of these words is a noun?

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Boy

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Play

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Lovely

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Quickly

Question 51

What is the correct order of words in a sentence?

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Subject - verb - object

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Verb - subject - object

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Object - subject - verb

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Object - verb - subject

Question 52

Which word do you use to join two sentences?

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And

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Because

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But

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So

Question 53

What does a dot (.) at the end of a sentence tell you?

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It's a statement

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It's a question

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It's a command

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It's an exclamation

Question 54

Which of these words is an adjective?

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Big

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Slowly

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Run

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And

Question 55

How do you write a good sentence?

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Use capital letters and punctuation

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Use lowercase letters and no punctuation

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Use only capital letters

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Use only lowercase letters

Question 56

In the sentence 'The cat sat on the mat', which word tells us where the cat is?

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On

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The

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Sat

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Mat

Question 57

Where is the cat?

The cat is ____ the table.

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on

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under

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in

Question 58

We can use special words to join sentences together. Which of these words can we use?

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And

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But

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The

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To

Question 59

Which mark tells us that a sentence has finished?

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a full stop (.)

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a comma (,)

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a question mark (?)

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an exclamation mark (!)

Question 60

Which group of words makes sense all by itself?

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A sentence

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A phrase

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A clause

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A word

Question 61

Which symbol shows that a sentence is a question?

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Question mark

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Period

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Exclamation mark

Question 62

Which word in the sentence 'The boy kicked the ball' shows what the boy did?

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Kicked

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The

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Ball

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Boy

Question 63

Which word can you use to start a sentence?

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The

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and

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on

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he

Question 64

Which word should come next in the sentence: 'The cat sat on the...'?

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sofa

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and

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jumped

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morning