Sentences That Tell Something
About the Sentences That Tell Something Lesson
Summary
A review lesson about statements, capitals, and periods.
Objectives
• to introduce the concept of statements or telling sentences;
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to provide some examples of telling sentences;
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to review the proper punctuation for telling statements.
Suggested Grades
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
Excerpt
A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense.
Some sentences are called telling sentences. A telling sentence does just what the name says. It tells us something.
? Sammy did his homework.
? My cat, Mittens, loves catnip.
? The snow is deep.
Telling sentences are also called statements. That is because they state something. State is another word for say.
? Ohio is the seventeenth state.
? Columbus is the capital of Ohio.
? The Ohio River divides Ohio and Kentucky.
Just like other sentences, a telling sentence always begins with a capital letter.
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