SENTENCES
Fragment or Sentence?
The dog's bushy, wagging tail
Fragment
How many types of sentences are there?
4
This type of sentence contains a subject and a predicate.
Simple sentence
What does a preposition do in a sentence?
Shoes relationship between a noun or pronoun and the other words in the sentence.
What kind of sentence is this? What punctuation?
Hurry out of the rain
Imperative. An exclamation mark.
A group of words that does not express a complete thought is called a ___?
Fragment
This type of sentence simply makes a statement and ends with a period.
Declarative
This type of sentence contains two independent clauses that COULD stand along as a sentence, but instead they are joined by a comma and a conjunction such as and, but, or.
Compound sentence
One of these words is NOT a preposition. Which is it?
Before, On, Through, Square, Underneath, Above
Square
Is this sentence punctuated correctly?
Where do you go to school!
No. It needs a QUESTION MARK.
Fragment or Sentence?
Protein and fiber are important nutrients.
Sentence
This type of sentence asks a question and ends with a question mark.
Interrogative
The ____ subject contains only the subject noun or pronoun in a sentence.
Simple
What is the PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE in the following sentence?
Did you go to his house this weekend?
TO HIS HOUSE
What is the preposition in this sentence?
The pressure of the steam makes the corn pop.
OF
Sentences generally contain two main parts, a subject and a ______.
Predicate
This type of sentence shows excitement and always ends with an exclamation mark.
Exclamatory
The complete __ contains the VERB (action word) and all other words modifying (pointing back to) the verb.
Predicate
Ad a preposition to this sentence to enhance its meaning.
God blessed Boaz and Ruth _____ a son they named Obed.
WITH
Name the KIND of sentence below and tell if it is punctuated correctly.
Please pick up the paper on the floor!
Imperative. It should have a PERIOD.
The simple predicate in a sentence contains what word or words?
The verb
This type of sentence makes a request or gives a command and can end with a period or an exclamation mark.
Imperative
This word is the "understood" subject of any imperative sentence.
YOU
What is the OBJECT of the PREPOSITION in this sentence?
Place your books on the desk.
DESK
Add a prepositional phrase to this sentence to make it more interesting and accurate:
We took the math test.
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