Sentence Power Checklist
Sentence Power Checklist
Use the visual clues to inspect, fix, and polish your writing!
Steps: C P S G
Name:
Date:
Topic:
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1. Capital Letters
Big Letters
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Start of sentence: First word always begins with a capital letter (🏁 The...).
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The word “I”: Always capitalized by itself (👤 I, never i).
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Names & Places: People, cities, and days (🏷️ Carlos, Texas, Friday).
Model
“On Friday, Ana and I read.”
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2. Punctuation Signs
Stop & Pause
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Period [ . ]: Full stop for telling sentences (I like soccer.).
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Question Mark [ ? ]: Used when asking (Where is my pen?).
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Exclamation [ ! ] & Comma [ , ]: Excitement (!) and lists/pauses (,).
Model
“Do you want milk or water? I love cold milk!”
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3. Complete Sentence
Who + Action
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Who or What (Subject): Clear person or thing doing the action.
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Action (Verb): Tells what is happening (runs, sees, is).
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Complete Thought: Makes total sense alone with no missing parts.
The dog in the park
→ The dog runs in the park.
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4. Grammar & Order
Word Match
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Word Order: Put describing words before the noun (✅ blue car, not car blue).
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One vs. Many: Add -s for one person (He walks vs. They walk).
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Helper Words: Check a, an, and the.
Model
“The yellow bird sings a sweet song.”
Visual Sentence Anatomy: The Perfect Sentence
Track from Left to Right →
1. Capital Start Always a tall, big letter!
[ T ]he...
2. Who or What Person, animal, thing
...friendly dog...
3. Action / Does What is happening?
...catches the ball...
4. End Sign Stop sign (. ? !)
...fast [ . ]
My Final Sentence Check Check all 4 boxes when finished!
1. Capitals Start, “I”, & Names
2. Punctuation End marks & Commas
3. Complete Who + Action verb
4. Word Flow Word order & Match