Sentence Purposes
What is the purpose of the following sentence?
Please close the door.
Imperative
Which end mark belongs to an interrogative sentence?
Which word is a helping verb:
runs / is / quickly
Diagram the subject and verbs in the sentence:
The dog does like his bone.
_dog_|_does_like_
Name the 5 rules of a sentence.
Capital Letter
Subject
Verb
End Mark
Complete Sense
What is the purpose of a sentence that ends with a "?"
Interrogative
Which end mark is used for most statements?
A period
Find the helping verb:
She has eaten already.
has
Diagram the subject and verbs in the sentence:
She is reading.
_She_|_is_reading_
What two parts of speech do we separate in a simple skeleton?
Subject and Verb/Predicate
Identify the purpose of the following sentence.
I love the new book!
Exclamatory
Which end marks can an imperative sentence use?
Which helping verb completes this phrase:
They ______ been waiting.
do / will / have
have
What is the verb phrase:
The students have completed the test.
have completed
What is an example of an infinitive?
Answers will vary
to + base verb
Ex: to jump
What purpose does a declarative sentence serve?
To make a statement or give an opinion.
What end mark must an exclamatory sentence use?
An exclamation point
True or False:
A helping verb will always appear right before a main verb without any words in between them.
False
Diagram the subject and verbs in the sentence:
The test can be very hard.
_test_|_can_be_
The dog chased the ball in the yard.
in the yard
Which sentence often uses strong feeling or surprise and ends with "!"
Exclamatory
Decide the correct end mark for the following sentence:
Did you finish your homework
Identify the helping verb(s):
He will have finished the work.
What is the verb phrase:
The dog will quickly run to the stick.
will quickly run
Daily Double:
What is the sentence pattern for:
The dog chased the ball.
SN - Vt - DO
Subject Noun-Verb Transitive-Direct
Object