Sentence Types
What kind of sentence is this?
The fifth graders are ready for lunch.
Declarative
Identify the complete subject:
The bright pink flamingos stood near the water.
The bright pink flamingos
Find the compound subject:
Thunder and lightning filled the sky.
Thunder and lightning
The capybara ate a watermelon.
Simple
Name the three coordinating conjunctions we've learned.
and, but, or
Did you bring your umbrella today?
Interrogative
Identify the complete predicate:
The students at LSA hurried inside.
hurried inside
Find the compound predicate:
The shoppers browsed and explored the mall.
browsed and explored
The rain stopped, and the students went outside.
Compound
Is because coordinating or subordinating?
Subordinating
Please close the classroom door.
Imperative
Identify the simple subject:
The enormous dark clouds covered the sky.
clouds
Compound Subject or Compound Predicate?
Harry and Ron hurried down the hallway.
Compound subject
We stayed inside because the storm was getting stronger.
Complex
Which conjunction shows a contrast: and, but, or?
but
What an enormous storm that was!
Exclamatory
Identify the simple predicate:
Our excited fifth graders cheered loudly.
cheered
Compound Subject or Compound Predicate?
The students laughed and cheered during the game.
Compound Predicate
The shoppers left Baybrook Mall when the stores closed.
Complex
Name any THREE subordinating conjunctions we've learned.
Any three of after, although, because, before, since, until, when, while
What is the understood subject in this sentence?
Bring your grammar notebook to class.
You
Find the complete subject, complete predicate, simple subject, AND simple predicate:
The hungry students at Pizza Hut devoured their pizzas.
CS: The hungry students at Pizza Hut / CP: devoured their pizzas / SS: students / SP: devoured
Does this sentence have a compound subject, compound predicate, or BOTH?
Teachers and students laughed and talked during lunch.
BOTH
Explain WHY this is compound:
I wanted Pizza Hut, but my friend wanted Chick-fil-A.
Both sides can stand alone as complete sentences.
Complete the rule:
Compound = ______ can stand alone. Complex = ______ can stand alone.
Both/One