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Winter Assignment

I. Write "S" if the words form a complete sentence. Capitalize and punctuate the sentences. Write "F" if the words are a sentence fragment. Change the fragments into complete sentences. 1. ________ winter is my favorite season _____________________________________________________________________

2. ________ hot chocolate _____________________________________________________________________

3. ________ sledding is fun _____________________________________________________________________

4. ________ we built a snowman _____________________________________________________________________

5. ________ icy sidewalks and roads _____________________________________________________________________

6. ________ snowflakes fall _____________________________________________________________________

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II. Rearrange the words into a sentence. Add correct capitalization and punctuation. Example: big the dog away ran Answer: The big dog ran away.

sky from snowflakes the fall _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ winter I hat in mittens a wear and the _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________

III. Write about the topic of winter using each of the four sentence types. Statement ( . ) _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________

Question ( ? ) _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________

Exclamation ( ! ) _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Command ( . or ! ) _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________

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IV. Complete the given sentence stem using because, but, and so. Winter is a fun season ...

Winter is a fun season because ___________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Winter is a fun season, but_______________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Winter is a fun season, so _______________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

V. Complete the sentences about winter.

1. After winter, _________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

2. Before I play in the snow, _______________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

3. If it snows a lot, _______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

4. Even though it gets cold in the winter,_____________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

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VI. Write sentences using the following appositive phrases.

a cold season _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________

the day Christmas is celebrated _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________

January first _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________

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VII. Combine the given sentences into one sentence. Use some of the combining strategies in the box.

Pronouns for nouns use commas

insert conjunctions add words

delete words use an appositive phrase

1. Wear a hat to stay warm. Wear mittens to stay warm. _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

2. The roads can be snowy in winter. The roads can be icy in winter Be careful in winter. _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

3. December 21 is the shortest day of the year.

December 21 is the date of the winter solstice.

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

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VIII. Answer the question words using key words, phrases, abbreviations and symbols, then expand the sentences below.

Kernel: Snowflakes fall.

When: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Where:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

How: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Expanded sentence

_____________________________________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____________________________________________________________________________________

Kernel: They play in the snow. Who: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Why: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Expanded sentence

_____________________________________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____________________________________________________________________________________

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_____________________________________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____________________________________________________________________________________

Kernel: Sidewalks can be dangerous.

When: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Why: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Expanded sentence

_____________________________________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____________________________________________________________________________________

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Name: ___________________________________ Date: _____________________________________

Winter Assignment

I. Write "S" if the words form a complete sentence. Capitalize and punctuate the sentences. Write "F" if the words are a sentence fragment. Change the fragments into complete sentences.

1. S winter is my favorite season Winter is my favorite season.

2. F hot chocolate Hot chocolate is my favorite drink in winter!

3. S sledding is fun Sledding is fun!

4. S we built a snowman We build a snowman.

5. F icy sidewalks and roads Winter can be dangerous because of icy sidewalks and roads.

6. S snowflakes fall Snowflakes fall.

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