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VII. Sentence Construction<br />

Asking and answering questions<br />

When you write a letter to a pen pal, you can ask many questions that<br />

begin, “Do you have any…?” Make a question for each topic below, and<br />

then answer it.<br />

1. brothers and sisters Do you have any brothers and sisters?<br />

2. hobbies<br />

3. pen pals<br />

6. pictures of yourself<br />

4. grandparents<br />

7. dogs<br />

5. records<br />

8. cats<br />

VIII. Controlled Composition Incomplete letter<br />

Use the form below. You may add more sentences if you wish. Be<br />

sure to give your correct address at the top. Use correct punctuation and<br />

capitalization.<br />

Dear _______________,<br />

Number and Street<br />

City, State, Postal Code<br />

Country<br />

Month and Day, Year<br />

I am very happy to __________. My name is __________. I<br />

live in __________. Would you like __________? We can<br />

____________.<br />

I am _______ years old. I am _______. My eyes are _______,<br />

and my hair is ________. My hobbies are _______. My father<br />

_______, and my mother _______. I have _______ in my family,<br />

too. Their names are _______.<br />

My city is _______. The weather is _______. The winters are<br />

_______ Do you have any _______? Do you have any<br />

_______? Do you have any _______? Are you _______? Are<br />

you ________? Please write and tell me about yourself.<br />

Sincerely,<br />

_______________<br />

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