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ELA Grammar track 1 About 9 minutes

Simple Sentences and Capitalization

    What a simple sentence is

    A simple sentence has 1 subject and 1 predicate.

    Independent clause: a subject and a predicate that make a complete thought. A simple sentence is 1 independent clause.

    Watch a sentence build

    Fragment: a group of words that is not a complete sentence. A fragment has no subject or no predicate.

    Try it

    Fix the capital letters

    1. Read the sentence.
    2. Click each word that needs a capital letter.
    3. Click Check.

    CAUTION: Do not use a capital letter for a season. Write summer, not Summer.

    Quick check

    Answer 5 questions. You see your score at the end.