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A complete sentence needs to have:

  1. a capital letter at the beginning

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  • end punctuation ( . ? or !)

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  • a verb (action)

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  • a subject (who or what does the action)

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  • a complete idea

Example Sentence:

We go to school at EWHS.

Subject with capital letter

Verb

End Punctuation

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The 4 different types of sentences

Statements: communicate information and end with .

Example: I am hungry.

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Questions: ask for information and end with ?

Example: What is for lunch?

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Exclamations: communicate strong emotion and end with !

Example: I love taco Tuesday!

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Commands: give directions and end with . or !

Example: Get me some food at 7/11.

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Words that work like “because”

These words work like

_(effect)__ because _(cause or reason). AND

Because _(cause or reason), _(effect)_.

  • since
  • due to (the fact that)
  • as a result of
  • given that

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Words that work like “so”

These words work like

__(cause)__. So, __(effect)__.

  • Therefore,
  • Thus,
  • Consequently,
  • As a result,

Two other good cause and effect structures are:

If (cause), then (effect).

When (cause), then (effect).

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Words that work like “but”

These words change the direction of the sentence(s). They work like:

(one idea), but (different idea).

  • while
  • whereas

Other words work the same way, but they are punctuated like this:

(one idea). However, (different idea).

  • On the other hand,
  • Conversely
  • Alternatively,
  • Instead,

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Words that work like “although”

These words change the direction of the sentence(s). They work like:

Although (one idea), (different idea).

  • even though
  • while
  • whereas
  • despite
  • in spite of
  • unlike

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Topic Sentence

Supporting Details

Concluding Statement