Sentence Structure and Conventions

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📚 Part 1: Spot the Convention

WALT: We Are Learning To identify accurate sentence structure and punctuation.

Success criteria: I can recognise complete sentences, use capital letters and full stops, and identify comma splices.

1. Which sentence is written correctly?

the dog chased the ball.

The dog chased the ball.

The dog chased the ball

2. Which group of words is a sentence fragment?

Because it was raining.

We stayed inside because it was raining.

The rain stopped.

3. Which sentence contains a comma splice?

I packed my lunch, and I filled my water bottle.

I packed my lunch, I filled my water bottle.

I packed my lunch. I filled my water bottle.

4. Choose all the words that should begin with a capital letter.

on saturday, mia visited wellington with her aunt.

saturday

mia

wellington

aunt

✏️ Part 2: Correct the Writing

Rewrite each sentence correctly. Check spelling, capital letters, punctuation and sentence structure.

5. Rewrite the sentence with the correct capital letters and punctuation.

my brother enjoys reading books about new zealand history

6. Join the sentence fragment to make a complete sentence.

Although the wind was strong. ________________________________

7. Correct the comma splice. Use a full stop, a joining word, or a semicolon.

The class planted seedlings, they watered them carefully.

8. Add the missing comma.

After lunch we practised our spelling words.

🌟 Part 3: Apply Your Skills

Success criteria: I can write clear, complete sentences and check my punctuation and spelling.

9. Write two complete sentences about a place you have visited. Include one proper noun and one comma after an introductory phrase.

10. Improve this short paragraph by correcting the fragment, comma splice and punctuation.

We went to the beach. Because the weather was warm, we swam in the sea, we built a sandcastle.

Support and Extension

Dyslexia-friendly option: Read each sentence aloud, track the words with a ruler or coloured card, and complete one line at a time. A partner or teacher may read the questions aloud.

Differentiation: Use a word bank containing capital letter, full stop, comma, fragment, complete sentence and comma splice. Work with a partner to identify the subject and verb before rewriting.

Extension: Write a three-sentence paragraph about an environmental issue. Include a compound sentence, an introductory phrase with a comma, and a correctly punctuated quotation.