Sentences

Grammar

A Sentence expresses a coherent idea and, in written form, is traditionally delineated by:

Capitalized first letter (double-underlined below) marking the beginning of the sentence;
Ending Punctuation (the period, question mark, or exclamation point below) marking the end;
Space after the ending punctuation to separate one sentence from the next.

My sister hates the rain! Why? It interrupts her golf game.

Without such delineations, writing would be increasingly confusing, to the point of unintelligible over the course of lines and pages.

my sister hates the rain why it interrupts her golf game

… Not to mention potentially saying something we don’t mean.

After lying to my friend, I told her I was sorry. We are still friends.

after lying to my friend I told her I was sorry we are still friends

Revise the following passages to create sentences. Some exercises might benefit from more than one sentence.

i always arrive early to work

when I clock in nobody is in the building except my boss and one of the day cooks

When I clock in, nobody is in the building except my boss and one of the day cooks.

before the shift starts I usually end up chatting with the day cook if my boss is not busy we chat as well

Before the shift starts, I usually end up chatting with the day cook. If my boss is not busy, we chat, as well.

is it strange that I like being at work my coworkers think so and always tease me they say things like did you sleep here or look who never left

Is it strange that I like being at work? My coworkers think so and always tease me. They say things like, “Did you sleep here?” or “Look who never left!”

the reason I like my job isn’t so much the work itself but the people I work with that keep me coming back

The reason I like my job isn’t so much the work itself but the people I work with who keep me coming back.