Four Kinds of Sentences
Could I please go to the toilet?
Interrogative
What is the complete predicate?
Louisa loves playing videogames.
loves playing videogames.
Dependent or Independent?
Lucinda’s family moved to West New York, New Jersey
Independent
The trees grow tall and close together
Compound
Tell the nouns in the sentence:
Tiny carts sold newspapers named Tokyo Press.
There's some butter in the fridge.
Declarative
Simple subject?
The wild cheetah is the fastest animal in the world.
cheetah
Dependent and Independent?
Whenever she heard a Spanish song
Dependent
Although you may find this surprising, there are tropical rain forests in Australia.
Complex
Nouns in the sentence:
Even Miya enjoyed petting the thick fur
Miya, fur
Don't go to the party without studying first.
Imperative
The best students ever.
Dependent and Independent?
It was all too confusing.
Independent
Cloud forests cover mountains in tropical regions.
Simple
Common or Proper?
The Metro Newspaper
Proper
I really love mangoes!
Exclamatory
The police station is on Green Street it is next to the library.
Run-on
Which is the independent clause?
Because Mae was shy, she hated oral presentations.
she hated oral presentations
After breakfast, the clouds thickened, and a heavy rain fell on the campers.
Compound-Complex
Common or Proper?
galaxy
Wow!
Interjection
Simple subject and simple predicate?
Grandpa Johnson is cooking a giant turkey for the whole family
Grandpa Johnson - is cooking
Which is the dependent clause?
She loved her dog although it was dirty.
although it was dirty.
Complete:
Rain forests are generally very wet, _________ deserts are generally very dry.
but/and
Rewrite the sentence correctly:
pamela turner says the dog was born in november
Pamela Turner says the dog was born in November.