Kinds of Sentences
Add the correct end punctuation and tell what type of sentence.
Mount Rainier is the highest peak in the state of Washington_
. declarative
What is the complete subject?
Francis eats his fingers.
Francis
What is the simple predicate?
Most authors work very hard on biographies.
work
Compound or complex?
Animals move around freely, but people can still get a good view of them.
compound
Sentence, fragment, or run-on?
A book's illustrations
fragment
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Wow, it's 14,410 feet high_
! exclamatory
. declarative
What is the complete predicate?
My friends play games on computers.
play games on computers
What is the simple subject?
A biographer must read old letters, diaries, and news stories about a person.
biographer
Compound or complex?
Apes search for their own food in today's zoos, and some zoo elephants even paint pictures.
compound
Sentence, fragment, or run-on?
I like peanut butter I like ice cream I like chocolate.
run-on
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Do all volcanoes have lava inside_
? interrogative
What is the complete subject?
Certain inventions have changed the world completely.
Certain inventions
What is the simple subject?
These written records reveal a great deal about a person.
records
Compound or complex?
You haven't seen anything so pretty until you see the amazing flowers here.
complex
Sentence, fragment, or run-on?
Are fun to read.
Fragment
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Please show me your drawings_
. imperative
What is the complete predicate?
The computers in the library help people find books.
help people find books
What is the simple predicate?
My mother and I cried with happiness.
cried
Identify the subordinating conjunction in the complex sentence.
Although there is a volcano, it is not active.
although
Sentence, fragment, or run-on?
Photographs appear in many nonfiction books.
Add the correct end punctuation and tell what type of sentence.
Eat a fish
. imperative
What is the complete subject?
Modern cars, television, and music players have computers inside.
Modern cars, television, and music players
Our long voyage was over at last.
was
Identify the subordinating conjunction in the complex sentence.
Some cities are prepared for an earthquake because they have had so many.
because
Correct the run-on sentence.
Willis made paper airplanes for little children he used sturdy paper.
Willis made paper airplanes for little children. He used sturdy paper.