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Grade 2 · English Language Arts · Unit 6 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.

Ontario Curriculum expectation: B3.1, B3.3 · statements, questions, commands, exclamations and compound sentences

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. 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.

  2. Question 2

    Which is a compound sentence?

    • I wanted a snack, but we had none.
    • A snack, but none.
    • I wanted a snack.
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    I wanted a snack, but we had none.

    Hint: But joins two complete sentences.

  3. Question 3

    Which one is a question?

    • Can we play outside?
    • We can play outside.
    • Play outside.
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    Can we play outside?

    Hint: A question asks something and ends with a question mark.

  4. Question 4

    Which end mark goes with: Are you ready

    • an exclamation mark
    • a period
    • a question mark
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    a question mark

    Hint: A question ends with a question mark.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

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