Four Kinds of Sentences
What kind of sentence is this?
The news announcer warned them about the hurricane.
declarative
Identify the simple subject.
Senora Kallis speaks Spanish and English.
Senora Kallis
Identify the simple predicate.
Terry read the library book.
read
Identify the following as a sentence, fragment, or run-on.
Harriet's nickname
fragment
It is missing a predicate.
Fix the punctuation.
It was crowded but we found a good observation point.
It was crowded, but we found a good observation point.
What kind of sentence is this?
They were so scared when they heard the news!
exclamatory
Identify the subject.
Please speak more slowly.
You
Identify the compound predicate.
She wrote and reviewed her notes for homework.
wrote, reviewed
Identify the following as a sentence, fragment, or run-on.
Everyone calls her Hair she has gotten tired of that name.
run-on
Everyone calls her Hair. She has gotten tired of that name.
Everyone calls her hair, and she has gotten tired of that name.
Fix the sentence.
his family was waiting, but he gave an interview.
Capitalize His
His family was waiting, but he gave an interview.
What kind of sentence is this?
Where could they go to escape the storm?
interrogative
Identify the compound subject.
Dan, Maria, and Carlos read about the Southwest.
Dan, Maria, Carlos
Identify the compound predicate.
Then she finished her homework and took it to class.
finished, took
Identify the following as a sentence, fragment, or run-on.
Her thick, curly hair.
fragment
It is missing a predicate.
Fix the sentence.
My parents miss her but she sends long letters home.
comma after "her"
My parents miss her, but she sends long letters home.
What kind of sentence is this?
Go to the nearest emergency shelter.
imperative
Identify the compound subject.
Cattle and wheat are raised by farmers.
cattle, wheat
Are commas needed?
Terry read a story aloud and answered questions.
no
Identify the following as a sentence, fragment, or run-on.
Harriett believes there might be a better nickname for her, and she has thought of several she would really prefer.
complete sentence
Fix the sentence.
Some people speak two languages I don't.
add a comma conjunction or make it two sentences
Some people speak two languages, but I don't.
Some people speak two languages. I don't.
What kind of sentence is this?
They were glad to reach the shelter safely.
declarative
What is wrong with this sentence?
Deserts cities and ranches take up much of the land.
It is missing commas to separate the compound subject.
Deserts, cities, and ranches take up much of the land.
Identify the compound predicate.
The teacher asked for her homework, graded it, and passed it back.
asked, graded, passed
Identify the following as a sentence, fragment, or run-on.
Are the names she wants her friends to use.
Fragment
It is missing the subject.
Fix the sentence.
I listened to the speech, but i didn't understand it.
capitalize I
I listened to the speech, but I didn't understand it.