Types of Sentences
Name that action!
Action or linking
Running or Fragment
Adjectives and Articles
100
Makes a statement
What is declarative
100
Mom and Dad play golf on Saturday.
What is play
100
Douglas looks handsome in his pirate costume.
What is looks- linking predicate adjective- handsome
100
We went to a movie then we stopped for a snack.
What is run-on.
100
The cougar is a large North American cat.
What is large, North American.
200
Gives a command
What is imperative
200
Our neighbors have a new car
What is have
200
Carly is a singer and a dancer.
What is is- linking singer and dancer- predicate noun
200
The story of a dog.
What is fragment.
200
The Komodo dragon, an endangered lizard, has a poisonous bite.
What is Komodo, endangered, poisonous.
300
Expresses strong feeling
What is exclamatory
300
The audience applauds the actors.
What is applauds
300
A shadowy figure appeared in the gloom.
What is appeared-action
300
The dog barked and growled, the theif turned and ran.
What is run-on.
300
(A,An) human can reason, but (a,an) animal cannot.
What is a,an
400
Asks a question
What is interrogative
400
The students memorized their facts. (physical or mental)
What is mental
400
Suddenly Zelda smelled smoke.
What is smelled- linking predicate noun
400
I made an outline for my report then I wrote the introduction.
What is run-on
400
Rafael attends (a,an) university in (a,an) small town (a,an) hour from here.
What is an,a,an
500
Two simple sentences joined by a comma and a conjunction, or semicolon
What is a compound sentence
500
The boy will act out the scence with the director. (physical or menta)
What is physical
500
Sereta felt nervous before her performance.
What is felt- linking nervous- predicate adjective
500
Lived there all his life.
What is fragment.
500
The kitten was a soft, round ball of silky fur.
What is sot,round,silky
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