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Sentences
Vacation Memories
Karl took pictures on his vacation. He is putting them in a scrapbook.Help Karl tell what happens in each picture. Choose the completesentence. Write it on the line below.
At Home: Find a picture of a place you would like to visit.Write three sentences about it. Share your sentences witha family member.
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I hiked up a hill.
Steep hill.
My large hat.
I am wearing a cowboy hat.
Sister on a horse.
My sister went horseback riding.
This is my family on a picnic.
My family picnic.

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Statements and Questions
At Home: Plan to interview a family member. Write threequestions. Write his or her answers using completesentences.
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Space News
Be a reporter. Complete the interview. Write the missing statementsand questions.
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S: We visited the planet Mars.
Q: What kind of climate does Mars have?
S:
Q:
S: Intelligent creatures live there.
Q: What do the creatures look like?
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S: They are very friendly.
Q: What else did you see?
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S: I would like to go back to Mars someday.
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At Home: Use these commands at home with a familymember. Did you find the unknown number again?
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Commands and Exclamations
Find the Unknown Number
Find the unknown number. First, circle all the commands. Then,follow each command to find the unknown number. You may write inthe space below.
1. This is a clever trick!2. Get a pencil.3. This is a fun thing to do!4. Pick a number from 1 through 10 and write it in the space below.5. Add six to that number.6. Write the sum.7. This is so simple!8. Subtract four from the total.9. That was easy!
10. Next, add five to the difference.11. Finally, subtract the number you started with.12. You found the unknown number!13. Try this again with a different number.14. Just follow the commands.
Now complete the sentence: The unknown number is .

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Mechanics and Usage: Sentence Punctuation
At Home: How does a plant start to grow? Work with a familymember to write a statement, a command, a question, and anexclamation about how to start growing a plant.
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Two by Two!
Each group of words below is made up of two sentences. Draw a linebetween the two sentences. Then write the sentences separately oneach of the lines. Start each sentence with a capital letter and use thecorrect end punctuation.
1. you can grow a plant put a potato into a jar of water
2. is your jar deep enough the potato will grow a long root
3. find a sunny spot the sunlight will help the plant grow
4. what else can we grow lets grow the biggest carrots ever
5. I cant wait to start a real garden we can plant many vegetables
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Mixed Review
Imagine you are a space explorer. A reporter is asking you questionsabout your adventures. Answereach question with one or morestatements.
Outer Space News
Q: Where did you go on your last adventure?
Q: What is the climate like there?
Q: Did you find any intelligent life? What kind?
Q: What do these creatures look like?
At Home: Interview a family member about an interestingtrip or adventure. Write three questions to ask in theinterview, using correct capitalization and punctuation.
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At Home: With a family member, look in a magazine to findsentences about machines. Point out the subject in eachsentence.
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Subjects in Sentences
Read the numbered sentences in the paragraph. Write the subject ofeach sentence on the numbered lines below.
Mobot and Speda
1. Thousands of robot makers exist. 2. Many young people make
robots. 3. These young inventors work in their basements and
garages. 4. One boy named his robot Mobot. 5. Mobot is a remote-
controlled machine. 6. This machine can go forward and backward.
7. Another teenage inventor used a garbage can and a baking pan
to build a robot she called Speda. 8. Speda is operated by sound
signals. 9. Builders of robots are called roboticists. 10. A roboticist
must know a lot about technology.
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
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At Home: With a family member, find a weather forecast inthe newspaper. Write two sentences about the forecast.Underline the predicates in each sentence.
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Predicates in Sentences
Stormy Predicates
A. Circle the predicate in each sentence.
1. The forecaster called for rain today.6
2. I didnt take an umbrella with me.4
3. I heard the rumble of thunder.5
4. A flash of lightning streaked across the sky.3
5. Rain poured down.7
6. I got soaked before reaching shelter.2
7. The sun chased away the rain.1
B. In each sentence above, find the underlined letter andnumber. Then write the letter that matches the number below.Hint: The word you spell will answer the riddle.What kind of rain will not make you wet?
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At Home: Make up a riddle using two sentences joined byand. Ask family members to find the answer to the riddle.
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Combining Sentences: Compound Sentences
Riddle Rewrite
Here are some riddles for you to answer. Combine the sentencesof the riddle using the word and. Choose a word from the box toanswer the question. Then write the answer on the line.
1. It is black and white. It is read all over.
What is it?
2. It has three feet. It cannot run.
What is it?
3. It has an ear. It cannot hear.
What is it?
4. It has a trunk. It cannot be locked.
What is it?
5. It has bark. It cannot bite.
What is it?
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At Home: Write a run-on sentence about a farm. Then show a familymember how you would divide the sentence into two separatesentences. Tell how you would correct it with a comma and and.
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Mechanics and Usage:Correcting Run-on Sentences
Read the paragraph about a farm. Some of the sentences are run-on sentences. Correct the run-on sentences by writing them on the lines below, either, as two separate sentences or by addinga comma and and.
Sara and her class visited a farm.The farmer showed them all kinds ofanimals the children saw many cowsand sheep. Sara liked the little lamb.The children explored a huge field ofcorn they picked peas in the vegetablegarden. Soon it was time to go home.The children thanked the farmer Sarasaid good-bye to the lamb.
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Mixed Review
At Home: Write a complete sentence that tells about a familymember. Dont name the person. Identify the subject and thepredicate. Then, ask your family to guess whom you are describing.
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Write a complete sentence that tells about a person or character youknow. Circle the subject and underline the predicate.
1. your teacher
2. a friend
3. a family member
4. a favorite story character
5. a neighbor
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Common Errors with Fragments andRun-on Sentences
A Good Combination
Rewrite Juanitas letter. Correct run-on sentences by writing them as two sentences or as a compound sentence. Change sentencefragments to complete sentences. Make sure all sentences begin with a capital letter.
Dear Selena,Yesterday. My guinea pig escaped from his cage have I sent
you a picture? His name is Snickerdoodle he is cute. Carrots are. snickerdoodle eats them all the time. I used a carrot to find him. I found him under my bed he was scared. When he cameout, he climbed into my arms. So happy. He is safe in his cage now.
Love,Juanita
At Home: Write a short letter about fin

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