Kinds of Sentences
Complete Subjects and Predicates
Simple Subjects and Predicates
Imperatives and Interrogatives
Compound Subjects
100
This artist is famous for painting Western scenes
What is a declarative sentence? It needs a period.
100
An amphibian lives part of its life in water. (complete subject)
What is an amphibian?
100
The first movies were different from today's films. (simple subject, simple predicate)
What is movies (subj.), were (pred.)?
100
Do your friends like to play tennis? (type of sentence, simple subject)
What is an interrogative sentence? What is friends?
100
An orchestra or a band includes many different instruments. (connecting word, simple subjects)
What is or? orchestra, band
200
Look at the horses in this painting
What is an imperative sentence? It needs a period.
200
About 3000 varieties of amphibians exist in the world. (complete predicate)
What is exist in the world?
200
A movie from long ago could last only a few minutes. (simple subject, simple predicate)
What is movie (subj.), could last (pred.)?
200
Will they take lessons with you? (type of sentence, simple subject)
What is an interrogative sentence? What is they?
200
Violins and cellos are both members of the string family. (connecting word, simple subjects)
What is and? violins, cellos
300
How hard the horses seem to gallop
What is an exclamatory sentence? It needs an exclamation point.
300
Some amphibians have smooth, moist skin. (complete predicate)
What is have smooth, moist skin?
300
One film from early times showed only a sneeze! (simple subject, simple predicate)
What is film (subj.), showed (pred.)?
300
Please practice your serve. (type of sentence, simple subject)
What is an imperative sentence? What is you?
300
Trumpets, trombones, and tubas are all brass instruments. (connecting word, simple subjects)
What is and? trumpets, trombones, tubas
400
Are all of the sculptures bronze
What is an interrogative sentence? It needs a question mark.
400
Every one of these animals is cold-blooded. (complete subject)
What is every one of these animals?
400
Edison built a movie studio in New Jersey. (simple subject, simple predicate)
What is Edison (subj.), built (pred.)?
400
Hold your racket with a firm grip. (type of sentence, simple subject)
What is an imperative sentence? What is you?
400
Are stringed instruments or woodwinds easier to play? (connecting word, simple subjects)
What is or? instruments, woodwinds
500
Look her up in an art book
What is an imperative sentence? It needs a period.
500
Every continent except Antarctica has amphibians. (complete predicate)
What is has amphibians?
500
Edison's helpers called the studio the Black Maria. (simple subject, simple predicate)
What is helpers (subj.), called (pred.)?
500
Did you keep your eye on the ball? (type of sentence, simple subject)
What is an interrogative sentence? What is you?
500
Do bands or orchestras included instruments from each family? (connecting word, simple subjects)
What is or? bands, orchestras
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