Sentences
A __________ sentence makes a statement. It ends with _________.
What is Declarative, ends with a period
A ___________ sentence is a poorly written sentence containing too many ideas joined by and, and so, or and then.
What is run-together!
Rule 5. Use commas after the __________ of a friendly letter and after the ______ of any letter.
What is greeting, closing!
A __________ __________ is two or more connected subjects that share the same verb.
What is! compound subject
Example: Janet and Maggie made a cake for their mom's birthday.
An __________ is a word that modifies (describes) a noun or pronoun.
What is! adjective
Example: the small, wrinkled dog.
An __________ sentence asks a question. It ends with a ____________.
What is interrogative, ends with question mark!
Rule 1. Use commas to separate ___________ written in a ________.
What is items, series
The ____________ tells who or what the sentence is about.
What is subject! Example: The fearless lion tamer| cracked his whip.
A _______ is a word that shows action or state of being.
What is verb!
Example: Jeff has been here for an hour.
am, were, is, be, are, being, was, been
An _________ is a word that describes a verb, an Adjective, or another _________.
What is! adverb
An __________ sentence gives a command or makes a request. It ends with a _______.
What is imperative, period!
Rule 2. Use commas to separate items in ________ and ________.
What is dates, addresses
The _________ tells something about the subject.
What is predicate! Example: The fearless lion tamer| cracked his whip.
A ____________ is made up of two or more verbs. The verbs are usually connected by and.
What is compound verb!
Example: The lion snarled and roared at the crowd.
A ________ is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun after it (its object) and some other word in the sentence.
What is! preposition
An ____________ sentence shows sudden or strong feeling. It ends with an _____________.
What is exclamatory, exclamation point.
Rule 3. Use commas after ____ and ____ at the beginning of a sentence.
What is yes, no
The ___________ is the main word in the complete subject that tells who or what the sentence is about.
What is! simple subject
Example: The little red hen| cooked dinner
Some _______ cannot do the job of a _____ by themselves; they need helping verbs.
What is verbs, verb
Example: You may stand up.
Helping Verbs: have, has, had, do, does, did, shall, will, should, would, may, might, must can, could
A __________ is a word used to connect words or groups of words.
What is! conjunction
Prep. N=Obj.
Example: Mom went (to the grocery store)
A ____________ is a separated part of a sentence that does not make a complete thought.
What is fragment!
Rule 4. Use commas to set off words of ________. A term of __________ is used to ______ a sentence to a definite person.
What is direct address, direct address, direct
The _______________ is the main word in the complete predicate. It is also called the verb.
What is! simple predicate
Example: The little red hen| cooked dinner.
A ______ _______ is the main verb and it's helping verbs. The main verb will be the last verb in the ____ _____.
What is! verb phrase, verb phrase
Exampler: Jeff has been here for an hour.
An _____________ is a word used to express strong or sudden feeling.
What is! interjection
1. Strong interjections are followed by an exclamation point. Example Wow! Did you see that?
2. Mild interjections are followed by a comma. Example: My, this is a lovely day.