Types of Sentences
Identify the type of sentence:
"Get out of my backyard, now."
Imperative
Identify the simple subject and predicate in the sentence:
The stars twinkled in the night's sky.
Subject: Stars
Predicate: Twinkled
This noun gives specific names to a particular person, place or thing. It's always capitalized, no matter where it is in the sentence.
Proper Noun
Identify the action verb in the sentence:
Tim was studying for his ELA exam tomorrow
Action verb: studying
Identify the verb tense:
"They are studying for the exam right now."
Present
Rewrite this interrogative sentence into an exclamatory:"Are we going to the party tonight?"
"Let's go to the party tonight!"
or
"We're going to the party tonight!"
Identify the compound subject:
"The monkey and the snake played together in the jungle."
"The monkey and the snake"
This noun is a basic, general term for a person, place or thing. It doesn't not start with a capital letter unless it's in the beginning of the sentence.
Common Noun
Identify the action verb and direct object:
"She created a wonderful drawing."
Action Verb: created
Direct Object: drawing/wonderful drawing
Identify the Verb Tense:
The teachers have taught these concepts yesterday.
Past
Rewrite this interrogative sentence into an imperative sentence: May you please close the door?
Close the door.
Combine these two simple sentences to form one compound sentence:
"Tom plays guitar. Debbie plays guitar."
"Tom and Debbie play guitar."
Identify all common nouns in the sentence:
"My brothers played basketball in the park."
Brothers
Basketball
Park
Identify the action verb in the sentence:
Sometimes, students pronounce Mr. Castaneda's name incorrectly.
pronounce
Identify the Verb Tense:
They are going to the store later.
Future
Identify this sentence: "You may need to change that bulb."
Declarative
Identify the simple subject and predicate in the sentence:
"The wonderful boy carefully assisted his old grandfather."
Simple subject: boy
Simple Predicate: assisted
Identify all proper nouns in the sentence:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art contains paintings and sculptures from may places like Europe, Africa, Asia, and Egypt
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Europe, Africa, Asia, Egypt
Identify the action verb and direct object:
John devoured the most delicious cake in the world.
Action verb: devoured
Direct object: cake/the most delicious cake
Rewrite the future tense into past tense: I will do the homework.
I did the homework.
or
I have done the homework.
Change this sentence into a declarative one:
"What time does the party start?"
"The party starts at ________."
or
"The party starts (soon, now, later, etc)."
Identify the complete subject:
"My little 5 year old cousin and his classmates are playing in the park."
Acceptable answers:
"My little 5 year old cousin"
"My little 5 year old cousin and his friends."
Replace all proper nouns with common nouns:
Rabbi Friedman told Mr. Castaneda to go pick up something from Staples.
The principal told the teacher to go pick up something from the store.
Identify the action verb and direct object:
"She confidently delivered her speech to the entire audience."
Action verb: delivered
Direct object: her speech
Rewrite this past tense into a future tense:
"The koalas ate all the eucalyptus leaves."
The koalas will eat all the eucalyptus leaves.