Build Sentences in the Robot Shop
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Make, join, move, and expand sentences about Noor and her robot.
Is it a complete sentence?
A complete sentence tells who or what and tells what happens. Read about Noor and her robot, Bolt, in the repair shop.
1.
Which group of words is a complete sentence?
2.
Sort each group of words.
3.
Match each beginning to the ending that makes a complete sentence and makes sense.
Join two sentences
A compound sentence joins two short sentences with a comma and a joining word, such as and, but, or or.
4.
Which choice joins these two short sentences into one compound sentence that makes sense?
The robot was small. It lifted a heavy box.
The robot was small. It lifted a heavy box.
5.
Write the joining word that fits each compound sentence. Use each word from the word bank one time.
1. Bolt wanted to roll fast, one wheel was flat.
2. Noor hummed a happy tune, Bolt beeped along.
3. Will Bolt turn left, will he turn right?
6.
Which sentence is a compound sentence?
7.
A compound sentence needs a comma before the joining word. Write the missing mark.
Bolt rolled to the door and Noor followed him.
Move and expand sentences
You can move the parts of a sentence around, and you can add details to make a sentence longer.
8.
Which sentence says the same thing as: On Monday, Noor fixed Bolt.
9.
Underline the part of this sentence that tells when. You can move it to the end and the sentence still says the same thing.
10.
Which choice is a complete sentence that adds details to this sentence: Bolt beeped.
11.
Make this sentence longer by adding details that tell how, where, or when: Noor worked. Write your new sentence.
12.
Write a compound sentence about Bolt. Use a comma and one of these joining words: and, but, or.