Simple Sentence
Find the core subject and main verb: "The professor reluctantly grade the papers in his office. "
(ONE word only)
Subject: professor
Verb: grade
What is FANBOYS? (Name all)
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Name FOUR subordinating conjunctions.
although, because, if, before, after, when, while, unless, since
Put the correct punctuation into the blank and identify the sentence type.
Oh no __ I forgot to finish my homework.
Oh no! I forgot to finish my homework.
exclamatory
Identify the problem of the sentence and fix it.
The girl in red dress running very fast.
Fragment
The girl in red dress is running very fast.
True or false?
Simple sentence is always the short sentence.
False
I was late for school _____ I ran fast.
Pick the best world to show consequence.
so
Rewrite this sentence by putting “because” at the front.
We stayed inside because the weather was terrible.
Because the weather was terrible, we stayed inside.
Turn this statement into an imperative sentence.
You need to open the window.
Open the window, (please)
Is this sentence correct? Why or why not?
I love ice cream, my sister likes doughnut.
No
It needs a conjunction.
I love ice cream, and / but my sister likes doughnut.
Is this a simple sentence? why or why not?
During the scary stormy night, the little boy slept peacefully under his warm blanket.
Yes
It only has one subject and one verb.
Choose the correct FANBOYS:
You can study for the test now, ______ you can fail it tomorrow.
or
Choose the right subordinating conjunction into the sentence.
_______ I finished my homework, I went out to play with my friends.
before, after
Change this statement into an interrogative sentence.
The dog ran into the garden.
Did the dog run into the garden?
Fix the sentences.
Ms. Sunny looks friendly, she helps us every day.
Ms. Sunny is nice. She helps us every day.
Ms. Sunny looks friendly and she helps us every day.
Is this one simple sentence or a compound sentence? Explain why?
The hungry students searched for snacks in the kitchen.
One simple sentence
The word for is used as a preposition here.
Combine this two sentences logically.
It rained heavily all day. / We had fun at the party.
It rained heavily all day, but / yet we had fun at the party.
Combine this TWO simple sentences into one complex sentence.
The bell rang. / The students ran out.
When the bell rang, the students ran out.
Turn this sentence into a declarative sentence.
What a lovely house it is!
It is a lovely house.
Fix this Comma Splice by making it a Complex Sentence:
"The movie was boring, we walked out early."
Because the movie was boring, we walked out early. / We walked out early because the movie was boring.
Turn this three short sentences into one single simple sentence.
The girls were hungry./ The girls were tired./ They bought ice cream.
The hungry and tired girls bought ice cream.
Is this a compound sentence? Why or why not?
The boy loves reading, but hates writing essays.
No
because there is no subject after but
Combine this three sentences into one complex sentence using “although“ and ”because”.
It was rainy heavily. / Eric went to the park. / he wanted to test his new umbrella.
Although it was raining heavily, Tom went to the park because he wanted to test his new umbrella. / Tom went to the park because he wanted to test his new umbrella, although it was raining heavily.
Read this situational sentence and identify it sentence type and hidden subject.
Don’t touch that wet paint.
Imperative sentence
Hidden subject: You
This sentence has TWO errors. Find and fix BOTH: "Because the weather nice, we walked to school, we saw a rainbow."
Comma splice and fragment
Because the weather was nice, we walked to school and we saw a rainbow.