Complete sentences and details are important to a second grader’s writing. These stories should be written in complete sentences. They should also use detail. If a student is lacking in those areas, the teacher should ask for clarification.

Identify complete sentences, complete the sentences with either a verb or subject and clarify or add detail to a sentence:

Grade 2 English Speaking / Listening - Speaking Complete Sentences Detail

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10 Questions

1. Read the sentence. Which sentence has details added to it?
Rainbows are in the sky.

There are two rainbows. I have never seen them before.Rainbows have many colors and are in the sky.The rainbow in the sky is there.The two colorful rainbows cross each other in the blue sky.

2. Which is a complete sentence?

Singing a song.The men sing a tune.Wrote a song.A beautiful musical song.

3. Read the sentence. Which sentence has details added to it?
The baby cried.

The baby cried and cried and cried.The crying baby screamed all night.The crying screaming baby.The baby cried and I heard it.

4. Read the sentence. Which sentence has details added to it?
The baby cried.

The crying baby screamed all night.The baby cried and cried and cried.The crying screaming baby.The baby cried and I heard it.

5. Which phrase should be added to this phrase below to make a complete sentence?
The big flag

and the small flagA small flag was on the groundwaved in the breezered and white

6. Which phrase should be added to this phrase below to make a complete sentence?
Tammy and her sisters

Paula and Bettythey saw their neighborwent to the storebut not her mom

7. Which phrase should be added to this phrase below to make a complete sentence?
The big flag

A small flag was on the groundand the small flagwaved in the breezered and white

8. Read the sentence. Which sentence has details added to it?
The girl plays with her doll.

The 5-year old girl plays with her old doll.The boy plays near the doll.The only girl does not play with the doll.This is a girl and she plays with a doll.

9. Which phrase should be added to this phrase below to make a complete sentence?
Tammy and her sisters

went to the storebut not her momthey saw their neighborPaula and Betty

10. Which is a complete sentence?

The big, red fire truck.Down the street.The truck is red.The fire on the house.