Sentences vs Sentence Fragments
Is the following an example of a sentence or a sentence fragment?
"Because the storm was getting worse."
Sentence fragment; does not express a complete thought
Identify the simple subject in the following sentence:
"The curious eighth-grade student borrowed a book about space."
Student
Identify the complete predicate in the following sentence:
"The new history teacher assigned a challenging research project on the Civil War."
Assigned a challenging research project on the Civil War
Does the following sentence contain a compound subject or a compound verb?
"The teacher and her students celebrated the end of the semester."
Compound subject; "teacher" and "her students"
Identify the following type of sentence as declarative, imperative, interrogative, or exclamatory:
"Please hand in your lab reports before leaving the classroom."
Imperative
Is the following an example of a sentence or a sentence fragment?
"After we finished our homework."
Sentence fragment; does not express a complete thought
Identify the simple subject in the following sentence:
"A massive flock of Canada geese migrated south for the winter."
Flock
Identify the simple predicate in the following sentence:
"Every student in the advanced science class will present a unique experiment tomorrow."
Will present
Does the following sentence contain a compound subject or a compound verb?
"The artistic student sketched the landscape outline but forgot to paint it."
Compound verb; "sketched" and "forgot"
Identify the following type of sentence as declarative, imperative, interrogative, or exclamatory:
"I cannot believe we actually won the championship game in overtime!"
Exclamatory
Is the following an example of a sentence or a sentence fragment?
"The enormous dog in in our neighbor's yard."
Sentence fragment; missing predicate
Identify the complete subject in the following sentence:
"Every single student in the band class practiced their difficult solo."
Every single student in the band class
Identify the simple predicate in the following sentence:
"Did the exhausted marathon runner collapse across the finish line?"
Did collapse
Does the following sentence contain a compound subject or a compound verb?
"Apples, oranges, and sliced pears were packed into the picnic basket."
compound subject; "apples", "oranges", and "sliced pears"
Identify the following type of sentence as declarative, imperative, interrogative, or exclamatory:
"Our school orchestra will perform a concert this Thursday evening."
Declarative
Is the following an example of a sentence or a sentence fragment?
"The enormous dog barked the mail carrier."
Complete sentence; all needed elements present
Identify the simple subject in the following sentence:
"The storm knocked out the power last night."
Storm (NOT "The Storm")
Identify the complete predicate in the following sentence:
"Suddenly, a loud siren pierced the quiet evening air."
Suddenly, pierced the quiet evening air
Does the following sentence contain a compound subject or a compound verb?
"A brilliant scientist had researched the strange phenomenon and discovered a cure."
Compound verb; "had researched" and "discovered"
Identify the following type of sentence as declarative, imperative, interrogative, or exclamatory:
"What time does the concert start tonight?"
Interrogative
Is the following an example of a sentence or a sentence fragment?
"Quickly jumping over the fence and sprinting down the street."
Sentence fragment; missing subject
Identify the complete subject in the following sentence:
"A sudden flash of bright lightning illuminated the dark storm clouds."
A sudden flash of bright lightning
Identify the complete predicate in the following sentence:
"Yesterday morning, the entire eighth-grade class visited the science museum."
Yesterday morning, visited the science museum
Does the following sentence contain a compound subject or a compound verb?
"Either the track star or the swimmer will win the award but miss the opening banquet."
Both!
Compound subject; "track star" or "swimmer"
Compound verb; "will win" and "miss"
Identify the following type of sentence as declarative, imperative, interrogative, or exclamatory:
"Take that outside right now!"
Imperative