Questions and Statements

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Questions and Statements
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Statement
A statement is a telling sentence.
It tells the reader something.
An example of a statement
The ship sailed across the ocean.
A statement starts with a capital letter and ends
with a period.
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Question
A question asks the reader something.
It begins with a question word.

An example of a question
What color is the dog?
A question starts with a capital letter and ends
with a question mark.
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Question
A question can be answered.

What color is the dog?
The dog is brown.
It starts with a question word.
It asks something.
A question starts with a capital letter and ends
with a question mark.
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What are question words?
Heres a few
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Lets Practice!

• Question or Statement

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Question or Statement?
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The children are playing
Statement
How do we know?
It tells us something.
It does not start with a question word.
It can not be answered.
A statement starts with a capital letter and ends
with a period.
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Question or Statement?
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The blue bird sings loudly
Statement
How do we know?
It tells us something.
It does not start with a question word.
It can not be answered.
A statement starts with a capital letter and ends
with a period.
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Question or Statement?
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Where is the kitten
Question
How do we know?
It asks something.
It starts with a question word.
It can be answered.
The kitten is in the box.
A question starts with a capital letter and ends
with a question mark.
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Question or Statement?
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When will the football game start
Question
How do we know?
It asks something.
It starts with a question word.
It can be answered.
The game will start soon.
A question starts with a capital letter and ends
with a question mark.
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Question or Statement?
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What color is the bus
Question
How do we know?
It asks something.
It starts with a question word.
It can be answered.
The bus is red.
A question starts with a capital letter and ends
with a question mark.
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Question or Statement?
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The boy is mad
Statement
How do we know?
It tells us something.
It does not start with a question word.
It can not be answered.
A statement starts with a capital letter and ends
with a period.
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Question or Statement?
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The duck quacks a lot
Statement
How do we know?
It tells us something.
It does not start with a question word.
It can not be answered.
A statement starts with a capital letter and ends
with a period.
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Statement
A statement is a telling sentence.
It tells the reader something.
An example of a statement
The ship sailed across the ocean.
A statement starts with a capital letter and ends
with a period.
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Question
A question asks the reader something.
It begins with a question word.

An example of a question
What color is the dog?
A question starts with a capital letter and ends
with a question mark.
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Question
A question can be answered.

What color is the dog?
The dog is brown.
It starts with a question word.
It asks something.
A question starts with a capital letter and ends
with a question mark.
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Question Words
Do?
Could?
Can?
Who?
What?
When?
Are?
May?
Where?
Why?
Should?
Is?
How?
Did?
Would?
Which?
Does?
Was?
Were?