Grades 2–3
Two Subjects, One Sentence
Six pairs of sentences to join into one sentence with a compound subject, like Max and Lily ran.
Writing worksheet · Sentence building
Four Kinds of Sentences
Statements, questions, commands and exclamations: eight sentences to sort, then one of each to write.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–3
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- Sentence building
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Complete sentences, Subjects and predicates, Sentence types, Combining sentences
What kids do
“Read each sentence. Is it a statement, a question, a command or an exclamation? Circle one.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Statement: tells something. · Question: asks something.
- Command: tells someone to do something. · Exclamation: shows strong feeling!
- Please close the door.
- What time is it?
- We won the big game!
- My cat is orange.
- Put on your shoes.
- Wow, that dragon is huge!
Teacher tip
Read each sentence in its own voice: calm for statements, curious for questions, bossy for commands, excited for exclamations.
How to use it
- Read each answer aloud: if it sounds unfinished, it probably is.
- Do the first two examples together, then let kids work with a partner.
- Model the first answer on the board, thinking out loud as you write.
Watch for
Missing end marks. Have kids touch the last word and add a mark every time.
Talk about it
- Can you find a sentence like this in your reading book?
- What did you change when you reread your work?
Take it further
Play sentence relay: each kid adds one word to a growing sentence.
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