Kind of Sentence
Identify the sentence as declarative, exclamatory, imperative, or interrogative:
Watch out for tornadoes!
Exclamatory
Identify the phrase in the sentence and tell whether it is prepositional, participial, or infinitive:
They sail before daybreak.
before daybreak, prepositional
Identify the phrase or clause and tell whether it is an adjective or adverb:
Weeding, which is my least favorite gardening task, must be done frequently.
which is my least favorite gardening task, adjective (modifying weeding)
Identify the noun clause and if it is being used as a subject, subject complement, appositive, or direct object:
Whether they will be able to go back inside is yet to be decided.
Whether they will be able to go back inside, subject
Tell whether the sentence is simple, compound, or complex:
Most tulips bloom in the spring.
Simple
Identify the sentence as declarative, exclamatory, imperative, or interrogative:
What are the warning signs of severe weather?
Interrogative
Identify the phrase in the sentence and tell whether it is prepositional, participial, or infinitive:
The crew lowered lifeboats into the water.
into the water, prepositional
Identify the phrase or clause and tell whether it is an adjective or adverb:
Whenever you want to leave, we will be ready.
Whenever you want to leave, adverb (whenever is the subordinate conjunction)
Identify the noun clause and if it is being used as a subject, subject complement, appositive, or direct object:
Jasmine promised that she would not dawdle anymore.
that she would not dawdle anymore, direct object
Tell whether the sentence is simple, compound, or complex:
Tulips bloom in vibrant colors during the spring.
Simple
Identify the sentence as declarative, exclamatory, imperative, or interrogative:
Destructive tornadoes occur frequently in spring.
Declarative
Identify the phrase in the sentence and tell whether it is prepositional, participial, or infinitive:
Watching through binoculars, the Coast Guard captain spotted a boat.
Watching through binoculars, participal
Identify the phrase or clause and tell whether it is an adjective or adverb:
As soon as she puts on her coat, we can leave.
Identify the noun clause and if it is being used as a subject, subject complement, appositive, or direct object:
Jasmine wondered how she would get to school on time.
how she would get to school on time, direct object
Tell whether the sentence is simple, compound, or complex:
Tulips, which are available in many colors, make wonderful flower arrangements.
Complex
Identify the sentence as declarative, exclamatory, imperative, or interrogative:
Go to the basement, please.
Imperative
Identify the phrase in the sentence and tell whether it is prepositional, participial, or infinitive:
Reaching safety, the crew was relieved.
Reaching safety, participial
Identify the phrase or clause and tell whether it is an adjective or adverb:
The beans that did so well last year are not available.
that did so well last year, adjective (modifying beans)
Identify the noun clause and if it is being used as a subject, subject complement, appositive, or direct object:
The saying that old friends and new friends are special in different ways is probably true.
that old friends and new friends are special in different ways, appositive
Tell whether the sentence is simple, compound, or complex:
The flower originated in Holland, but it is extremely popular in the United States.Compound
Identify the sentence as declarative, exclamatory, imperative, or interrogative:
Do you know what to do in the case of severe weather?
Interrogative
Identify the phrase in the sentence and tell whether it is prepositional, participial, or infinitive:
The captain's efforts to call for assistance were successful.
to call for assistance, infinitive
Identify the phrase or clause and tell whether it is an adjective or adverb:
Wacker Drive is the street where it is located.
where it is located, adjective (modifying street)
Identify the noun clause and if it is being used as a subject, subject complement, appositive, or direct object:
What I wonder is how people count their steps.
how people count their steps, subject complement
Tell whether the sentence is simple, compound, or complex:
Because tulips must be exposed to cold in order to blossom, gardeners plant their bulbs in the fall.
Complex