Types of Sentences
What type of punctuation ends an exclamatory sentence?
An exclamation point
What is in italics? Subject or predicate?
The bag of candy was overflowing!
Subject
Identify the SIMPLE subject:
Eight little squirrels gathered acorns.
squirrels
Identify the SIMPLE predicate:
Our family carved several Jack-O-Lanterns.
carved
Identify the sentence type:
Are you excited for Halloween?
Interrogative
What type of punctuation ends an interrogative sentence?
A question mark
What is in italics? Subject or predicate?
Your neighbors were handing out full-size candy bars!
Identify the SIMPLE subject:
The crisp leaves crunched under our feet.
leaves
Identify the SIMPLE predicate:
The pumpkins grew in the garden.
grew
Identify the SIMPLE predicate:
The golden leaves from the maple tree covered the driveway.
covered
Which TWO sentence types end in periods?
Declarative and Imperative
What is in italics? Subject or predicate?
Halloween is my favorite holiday.
Identify the SIMPLE subject:
The smell of cinnamon and apples filled the kitchen.
smell
Identify the SIMPLE predicate:
The autumn breeze carried the leaves across the playground.
carried
Identify the SIMPLE subject:
The golden leaves from the maple tree covered the driveway.
leaves
Identify the sentence type:
Meet me at the pumpkin patch at 1:00PM.
Imperative
Identify the complete subject:
Two black cats quickly crossed the street.
Two black cats
Identify the SIMPLE subject:
You are invited to my Halloween party.
You
Identify the SIMPLE predicate:
The red fox disappeared into the woods before sunset.
disappeared
Identify the COMPLETE subject:
You navigated the corn maze faster than me.
You
Identify the sentence type:
Your brother is going to help me carve a Jack-O-Lantern this weekend.
Declarative
Identify the complete predicate:
My favorite fall drink is apple cider.
is apple cider
Identify the SIMPLE subject:
A tall scarecrow in the pumpkin patch wore an old flannel shirt.
scarecrow
Identify the SIMPLE predicate:
Our school will celebrate Halloween on October 30th.
will celebrate
Construct a sentence that uses "my brother" as the subject and "chased" as the predicate.
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