Is It a Sentence?
Subj/Pred 1
Sentence Types 1
Sentence Types 2
Sentence Types 3
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Ran onto the playground with his friends.
No. This sentence is missing a subject.
100
The small gray kitten ran into the barn.
Subject: The small gray kitten Predicate: ran into the barn
100
Do we have a half day of school tomorrow
This is a question.
100
Please brush your teeth
This is a command.
100
What does a statement do? How does it end?
A statement tells something. It ends with a period.
200
She laughed.
Yes. The subject is She and the predicate is laughed.
200
Aidan and Travis are friends.
Subject: Aidan and Travis Predicated are friends.
200
My dad works at Gerber.
This is a statement.
200
What are we having for dinner
This is a question.
200
What does a question do? How does it end?
A question asks something. It ends with a question mark.
300
The girl with the brown hair
No. This is not a sentence. It is missing a predicate.
300
The Brainstormers performed for us last week.
Subject: The Brainstormers Predicate: performed for us last week.
300
I don't like liver and onions
This is a statement.
300
My house is on fire
This is an exclamation.
300
What does a command do? How does it end?
A command tells someone to do something. It ends with a period.
400
Watched a good TV show last night.
No. This is NOT a sentence. It is missing a subject.
400
We went to Walmart to buy a new video game.
Subject: We Predicate: went to Walmart to buy a new video game.
400
Set the table for dinner
This is a command.
400
Dav Pilkey is my favorite author.
This is a statement.
400
What does an exclamation do? How does it end?
An exclamation shows strong feeling. It ends with an exclamation point.
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The boy in the red T-shirt.
No. This is not a sentence. It is missing a predicate.
500
All of the dishes in the sink are dirty.
Subject: All of the dishes in the sink Predicate: are dirty.I
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Can we watch the rest of that movie today
This is a question.
500
That car is going to hit you
This is an exclamation.
500
Give an example of an exclamation.
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