Grade 2 · English Language Arts · Unit 12 of 13
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.
Prince Edward Island Curriculum curriculum outcome: 10.2 · the four sentence types, complete sentences and joining two ideas
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Hang up your coat.
Hint: A command tells someone to do something.