Sentences
a sentence that asks something
interrogative
John ate mashed potatoes for lunch.
John
Leslie slept until noon.
slept
Students from all over the world compete in the Winter Olympics.
Students from all over the world // compete in the Winter Olympics.
Dogs, cats, fish, and birds are very popular household pets.
dogs, cats, fish, birds- compound subject
a sentence that shows strong feeling or emotion
exclamatory
Yesterday, my dog chewed my shoe.
dog
Delivering newspapers is difficult.
is
Ginger leaves for school at 7:30 a.m. each day.
Ginger // leaves for school at 7:30 a.m. each day.
The dogs at the pound bit each other, cried for an owner, and slept in their cages.
bit, cried, slept- compound predicate
a sentence that tells you to do something
imperative
Purple flowers always seem to smell the best.
flowers
After running all day, the marathoner feels hungry.
feels
My mom and my dad are from southern states in the United States.
My mom and my dad // are from southern states in the United States.
Ethel and Lucy laughed, danced, shopped, and ate on the show, "I Love Lucy."
Ethel, Lucy- compound subject
laughed, danced, shopped, ate- compound predicate
a sentence that tells something; gives you information
declarative
Last weekend, Alex argued over the last piece of pizza.
Alex
The children played at the park yesterday.
played
Snakes with poisonous venom have a self-defense trait built into their bodies.
Snakes with poisonous venom// have a self-defense trait built into their bodies.
All of the flowers were growing and blooming in the spring.
were growing, blooming- compound predicate
a sentence that does not express a complete thought
fragment
When the horse jumped over the fence, I thought I was going to be sick with worry.
I
All the animals at the zoo were large.
were
Before school gets out, Mrs. Lytle will teach a science lab about magnets.
Before school gets out,// Mrs. Lytle //will teach a science lab about magnets.
Julie and her friends saw a movie on the weekend.
Julie, friends- compound subject