Boom Town

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DEVELOP THE CONCEPT
PROOFREAD

Sentences
A sentence tells a complete thought. It begins with a capital letter and ends with a
punctuation mark. An incomplete sentence is called a fragment.
Sentence My favorite pie is blueberry.
Fragment Smells so good

Directions Write the group of words that is a sentence.

1. Mom baked a pie for dessert. With red and blue berries.

2. The baker worked in the kitchen. Used flour for the crust.

Directions Decide whether each group of words is a sentence or a fragment.

If it is a sentence, write the sentence with correct capitalization and punctuation.
If it is a fragment, write F.
3. the trees have green apples

4. pick apples for a pie

5. the baker puts spices in the apple pie

6. on top of the crust

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Home Activity Your child learned about sentences. Have your child write two or three sentences about
an event at school.

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APPLY TO WRITING

Sentences
Directions Add your own words to make complete sentences. Write the new
sentences. Remember to use capital letters and punctuation marks.
1. went to the gold fields in California.

2. People on stagecoaches .

3. did many different jobs.

4. Families of miners .

Directions What do you think the stagecoach ride to California was like? Write three
sentences that describe the ride.

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Home Activity Your child learned how to use sentences in writing. Have your child write two or three
sentences about something he or she saw on the way to or from school.

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TESTPROOFREAD
PREPARATION

Sentences
Directions Mark the letter of the sentence that has correct capitalization
and punctuation.

1. A Miners wore blue jeans 3. A Does he sell jeans.

B miners wore blue jeans? B does he sell jeans?
C miners wore blue jeans. C Does he sell jeans?
D Miners wore blue jeans. D Does he sell jeans

2. A Jeans were made of denim. 4. A Blue jeans are still popular

B jeans were made of denim B Blue jeans are still popular.
C Jeans were made of denim C blue jeans are still popular
D jeans were made of denim. D blue jeans are still popular.

Directions Mark the letter of the complete sentence.

5. A Houses during the Gold Rush. 8. A Some miners found gold.

B Some miners built houses. B In the clear rivers.
C Built houses near gold mines. C Work there all day.
D Were simple but cozy. D Men with picks and shovels.

6. A Makes breakfast for miners. 9. A Other jobs in town.

B Need a big morning meal. B Stayed there anyway.
C Hungry in the morning. C Families settled down there.
D One café served hearty breakfasts. D Many new people.

7. A The Gold Rush didn’t last long. 10. A In rocks along the hills.
B Not find much gold. B People still find gold there.
C Families of the miners. C Is worth much money.
D Far from home in California. D Miners with good luck.
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Home Activity Your child prepared for taking tests on sentences. Ask your child to explain the
difference between a sentence and a fragment.

Grammar and Writing Practice Book Unit 1 Week 1 Day 4 3

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CUMULATIVE REVIEW

Sentences
Directions Read each group of words. Write S if the group of words is a sentence.
Write F if the group of words is a fragment.
1. Rode in a stagecoach.
2. Families took all their belongings.
3. On the range each night.
4. Wild animals and diseases.
5. After a long journey, they reached California.

Directions Decide whether each group of words is a sentence or a fragment.

If it is a sentence, write the sentence with correct capitalization and punctuation.
If it is a fragment, write F.
6. some miners got rich

7. at the bottom of a stream

8. panned for gold in the water

9. were greedy for more gold

10. miners ate in restaurants

Directions Add your own words to make a complete sentence. Write the new
sentence. Remember to use a capital letter and a punctuation mark.
A California boom town .
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Home Activity Your child reviewed sentences. Say some sentence subjects (Mom, The boy, Some
people) and have your child add words to make a complete sentence.

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