Understand the Organization and Basic Features of Print: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.1 - Common Core: 1st Grade English Language Arts

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Fill in the blank.

The first word of a sentence should always be __________.

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Whenever you write a sentence, the first word must always be capitalized. It does not matter if the first word is happy, sad, or funny, the word just has to be capitalized.

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Fill in the blank:

A question should end with a __________.

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A question should end with a question mark.

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What is missing from the sentence below?

today we ran to school.

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A sentence always needs to begin with a capital letter and end with a punctuation mark: period, exclamation point, or question mark.

This sentence ends with a period, but it missing the capital letter at the beginning. The word "today" should be "Today", with a capital T.

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What is missing from the sentence below?

will you go to the store?

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A sentence always needs to begin with a capital letter and end with a punctuation mark: period, exclamation point, or question mark.

This sentence ends with a question mark, but it missing the capital letter at the beginning. The word "will" should be "Will", with a capital W.

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What is missing from the sentence below?

she likes chips.

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A sentence always needs to begin with a capital letter and end with a punctuation mark: period, exclamation point, or question mark.

This sentence ends with a period, but it missing the capital letter at the beginning. The word "she" should be "She", with a capital S.

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What is missing from the sentence below?

he runs fast.

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A sentence always needs to begin with a capital letter and end with a punctuation mark: period, exclamation point, or question mark.

This sentence ends with a period, but it missing the capital letter at the beginning. The word "he" should be "He", with a capital H.

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What is missing from the sentence below?

stir the soup please.

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A sentence always needs to begin with a capital letter and end with a punctuation mark: period, exclamation point, or question mark.

This sentence ends with a period, but it missing the capital letter at the beginning. The word "stir" should be "Stir", with a capital S.

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What is missing from the sentence below?

Will you walk with me

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A sentence always needs to begin with a capital letter and end with a punctuation mark: period, exclamation point, or question mark.

This sentence starts with a capital letter, but it does not have ending punctuation. This sentence is asking a question, so it is missing a question mark.

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What is missing from the sentence below?

What is your name

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A sentence always needs to begin with a capital letter and end with a punctuation mark: period, exclamation point, or question mark.

This sentence starts with a capital letter, but it does not have ending punctuation. This sentence is asking a question, so it is missing a question mark.

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What is missing from the sentence below?

How are you

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A sentence always needs to begin with a capital letter and end with a punctuation mark: period, exclamation point, or question mark.

This sentence starts with a capital letter, but it does not have ending punctuation. This sentence is asking a question, so it is missing a question mark.

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What is missing from the sentence below?

Sara is my friend

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A sentence always needs to begin with a capital letter and end with a punctuation mark: period, exclamation point, or question mark.

This sentence starts with a capital letter, but it does not have ending punctuation. This sentence is statement, so it is missing a period.

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