Is it a:
Sentence? Fragment? or Run-On?
Complete Predicate & Simple Predicate
Finding the Simple Subject & Verb
IS IT: Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative, or Exclamatory?
Finding the Simple Subject & Verb in Different Kinds of Sentences
100
A nest of baby rabbits with gray and brown fur
What is a fragment?
100
State what the complete predicate is as well as what the simple predicate is: The War of the Worlds is a story about space monsters.
What is complete predicate: is a story about space monsters AND simple predicate: is
100
State what the simple subject and verb is: German farmers told tales to the brothers
What is farmers and told?
100
A tiny farmer plants and fertilizes a crop.
What is declarative?
100
State what the simple subject and verb is: Here are the world’s oldest paintings.
What is paintings and are?
200
Fawns also fool their enemies
What is a sentence?
200
State what the complete predicate is as well as what the simple predicate is: In the story creatures from Mars invade the earth.
What is complete predicate: invade the earth AND simple predicate is: invade
200
State what the simple subject and verb is: Their names were Jakob and Wilhem Grimm.
What is names and were?
200
Small workers build roads and towns.
What is declarative?
200
State what the simple subject and verb is: Everywhere are creations from the distant past.
What is creations and are?
300
Finally, the danger passes
What is a sentence?
300
State what the complete predicate is as well as what the simple predicate is: These invaders are huge and ugly.
What is complete predicate: are huge and ugly AND simple predicate is: are
300
State what the simple subject and verb is: Two brothers collected German fairy tales during the 1800’s
What is brothers and collected?
300
What crop are the farmers planting?
What is interrogative?
300
State what the simple subject and verb is: Listen to my news about this wild roller coaster.
What is the implied you (you) and listen?
400
A fox approached, the baby rabbits lie very still
What is a run-on?
400
State what the complete predicate is as well as what the simple predicate is: Their skin looks like wet leather.
What is complete predicate: looks like wet leather AND simple predicate is: looks
400
State what the simple subject and verb is: Many early books were collections of fairy tales
What is books and were?
400
You can see amazing things!
What is exclamatory?
400
State what the simple subject and verb is: On the pottery and vases are pictures of animals.
What is pictures and are?
500
Almost disappear in the sunlight and trees
What is a fragment?
500
State what the complete predicate is as well as what the simple predicate is: The Martians carry powerful weapons.
What is complete predicate: carry powerful weapons AND simple predicate is: carry
500
State what the simple subject and verb is: Later stories entertained young readers.
What is stories and entertained?
500
Look very carefully at the world at your feet.
What is imperative?
500
State what the simple subject and verb is: Are you ready for the thrill of your life?
What is you and are ready?
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