Subjects and Predicates
In the following sentence, what is the subject?
The dog barked loudly.
The dog
Is this a complete sentence or a fragment? "Running through the park."
fragment
Which FANBOYS conjunction could join these sentences? "I was tired. I finished my homework."
But
What type of sentence is this? "Please close the door."
Command
What part of speech is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea?
noun
In the sentence "My brother played soccer after school," what is the predicate?
Answer: played soccer after school.
Turn this fragment into a complete sentence: "The large elephant."
ex. The large elephant lived at the Calgary Zoo.
Is this a compound sentence? "I like pizza, and my friend likes tacos."
yes
What type of sentence is this? "What time does the movie start?"
question
What is the verb in this sentence? "The rabbit hopped across the field."
Hopped
Identify the complete subject (subject and adjective) in this sentence: "The tall giraffe ate leaves from the tree."
The tall giraffe
Which is the fragment?
A) The bird sang.
B) We finished our homework.
C) Because it was raining.
C) Because it was raining.
How many independent clauses are in this sentence? "The game ended, and everyone cheered."
2
What type of sentence is this? "That was an amazing goal!
Exclamation
What is the plural form of mouse?
mice
Identify the complete predicate in this sentence: "The students worked quietly during the test."
answer: worked quietly during the test.
Why is this a fragment?
When the bell rang
it does not express a complete thought and leaves the reader waiting for more information?
Complete the compound sentence: "The sun was shining, ____ we went outside."
The sun was shining, so we went outside.
What type of sentence is this? "The leaves are changing colour."
Statement
Rewrite this sentence with correct capitalization and punctuation: "where did you go yesterday"
Where did you go yesterday?
Rearrange the words so the sentence starts with a subject and ends with a predicate:
The soared above the dragon mountains at sunset powerful
The powerful dragon soared above the mountains at sunset.
Turn this into a fragment:
The bird sang in the trees.
This sentence contains both a compound sentence and an exclamation: "I finished my project, and my partner finished hers too!" What FANBOYS conjunction joins the two independent clauses?
and
Name the four types of sentences.
Statement, command, exclamation, and question
This sentence contains errors:
"my friend and i went to calgary on saturday"
Identify the errors and correct the sentence.
My friend and I went to Calgary on Saturday.