Grade 2 · English Language Arts · Unit 5 of 11
Build Sentences
Four kinds of sentences, and joining them
What your child practises
Telling the four sentence types apart, spotting complete sentences, and joining two ideas into a compound sentence.
Alberta Curriculum learning outcome: Clarify written ideas and information through use of appropriate vocabulary, grammar, and punctuation. · statements, questions, commands and exclamations, and joining sentences
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which is a compound sentence?
- Because it rained.
- We stayed inside.
- It rained, so we stayed inside.
Show answer
It rained, so we stayed inside.
Hint: Two complete ideas are joined with so.
Question 2
Which is a compound sentence?
- I wanted a snack, but we had none.
- A snack, but none.
- I wanted a snack.
Show answer
I wanted a snack, but we had none.
Hint: But joins two complete sentences.
Question 3
Which one is a question?
- Can we play outside?
- We can play outside.
- Play outside.
Show answer
Can we play outside?
Hint: A question asks something and ends with a question mark.
Question 4
Which end mark goes with: Are you ready
- an exclamation mark
- a period
- a question mark
Show answer
a question mark
Hint: A question ends with a question mark.
Question 5
Which one is a command?
- Did you wash your hands?
- Wash your hands.
- My hands are clean.
Show answer
Wash your hands.
Hint: A command tells someone to do something.
Question 6
Which one is a command?
- Where is your coat?
- Hang up your coat.
- Your coat is blue.
Show answer
Hang up your coat.
Hint: A command tells someone to do something.