Kinds of Sentences
Are we in Arizona's Petrified Forest
? Interrogative
What is the complete subject and complete predicate of this sentence? The area was a wetland millions of years ago.
SUB: This area
PRED: was a wetland millions of years ago
What is the simple predicate in each compound subject?The geography and climate changed gradually.
geography and climate
What is the coordinating conjunction that joins the two sentences in each compound sentence? The Navajo people have lived in this desert for 1000 years, and the Hopi have lived here, too.
and
Identify as sentence, fragment, or run on- Most of the Painted Desert lies within the Navajo nation.
sentence
This national park contains petrified wood
. declarative
What is the complete subject and complete predicate in this sentence? The huge trees dies from disease or insects.
SUB: The huge trees
PRED: dies from disease or insects
What is the simple subject in each compound subject? Wind and rain uncovered the buried stone logs.
wind and rain
What is the coordinating conjunction that joins the two sentences in each compound sentence? This landscape seems ancient, but it is constantly changing.
but
Identify as sentence, fragment, or run on- Visit the Painted Desert you won't be disappointed.
run-on
How gigantic and beautiful the stone logs are
! exclamatory
What is the simple subject and simple predicate of the sentence?The swampy mud contained many minerals.
SUB: mud
PRED: contained
What is the simple predicate in each compound predicate? Many tourists visit and photograph the Painted Desert.
visit and photograph
What is the subordinating conjunction in each complex sentence? Spanish explorers named this the Painted Desert because it had such bright colors.
because
Identify as sentence, fragment, or run on- One of our country's most amazing natural areas.
fragment
Have you ever seen petrified wood
? interrogative
What is the simple subject in this imperative sentence? Look at this display over here.
What is the simple predicates in each compound predicate?The Painted Desert rolls and stretches across much of northern Arizona.
rolls and stretches
What is the subordinating conjunction in each complex sentence? Although the desert is beautiful at sunset, sunrise is amazing, too.
Although
. imperative
What is the simple subject of this declarative sentence? These changes occurred 200 million years ago.
changes
What is the simple subject in each compound subject? The logs and fossils came into view.
logs and fossils
What is the subordinating conjunction in each complex sentence? The Navajo dig up the desert's red clay since it is ideal for pottery.
since