Type of sentences
True of False?
"The sky is blue" is a statement?
True
Fix the sentence:
what time is lunch.
What time is lunch?
What punctuation mark ends a statement sentence?
period (.)
Combine two sentences using and, but, or, so.
The sun is shining. It is warm outside.
“The sun is shining and it is warm outside.”
True or False:
A compound sentence can be joined with the word “because.”
False ("Because" is a subordinating conjunction, not a coordinating conjunction.)
Identify the type of sentence
"Do tomatoes grow in the garden?"
Questions/ Interrogative
Rewrite this statement as a question:
"You are coming to my party."
"Are you coming to my party?"
Which punctuation mark ends a sentence that asks a question
question mark (?)
Combine two sentences using and, but, or, so.
I want an apple. I want an orange.
I want an apple or an orange.
There are three sentences. Only one is a compound sentence. Pick it!
A. She ran to the door.
B. She ran to the door, and she opened it quickly.
C. Did you hear the bell?
B: She ran to the door, and she opened it quickly.
Identify the type of sentence
"Listen carefully to the instructions."
Command/Imperative
Fix the sentence:
please clean your desk ?
Please clean your desk.
Where does the exclamation mark go?
"That was the best day ever"
That was the best day ever!
Combine two sentences using and, but, or, so.
I was tired. I stayed up to finish my homework.
I was tired, but I stayed up to finish my homework
Pick the command:
"Pass the salt."
Identify the type of sentence
"Watch out for the ball!"
exclamation/exclamatory
Rewrite this as a command:
"You need to finish your assignment."
Finish your assignment
Add the missing punctuation marks:
My friend Lily likes pizza ice cream and cake
My friend Lily likes pizza, ice cream, and cake.
Combine these three sentences using and and but:
"I wanted to go outside. It was raining. I read a book instead."
I wanted to go outside, but it was raining, so I read a book instead.
Which word in this sentence is an adjective and what is it describing?
"The enormous elephant stomped through the muddy jungle."
"enormous" (describes the elephant)
Identify the type of sentence
"I can't believe you're a hawk already."
exclamation/exclamatory
Bonus:
Fix the punctuation and capitalization. Explain what type of sentences it is.
"wow sam did you see the giant elephant"
"Wow! Sam, did you see the giant elephant?"
Type of sentence: exclamation
Add the missing commas and end punctuation:
On Saturday I went to the store bought apples and oranges and saw my friend
"On Saturday, I went to the store, bought apples and oranges, and saw my friend."
Combine these sentences using or and so:
We can go to the park. We can stay home. It is starting to rain.
We can go to the park, or we can stay home, so we don’t get wet.
Use “and” and “but” to combine these three ideas into a compound sentence:
Maria likes to read.
Maria likes to play outside.
It was raining.
Maria likes to read and she likes to play outside, but it was raining."