4 Kinds of Sentences
What kind of sentence ends with a exclamation mark?
Exclamatory sentence
What is the part of speech that is italicized and capitalized?
The CAT ran across the street while a car was coming.
Subject
Give an example of a synonym
Answer must be words that are alike or have the same meaning
On Monday, my sister ___ singing an obnoxious song.
Fill in the blank
Was
What is the abbreviation for professor?
Prof.
What is the definition of a declarative sentence and what punctuation does it commonly end with?
Declarative sentence makes a statement and ends with a period
True or False: A sentence only needs a subject and predicate verb to be a complete sentence.
True
What is the definition Antonym?
Words that have opposite meanings.
There ___ books on the table yesterday.
Fill in the blank
Were
You shall not have you friend over because he would stay over all day.
What are the contractions?
Shan't and he'd
What kind of sentence is this?
Before you leave for volleyball, clean the whole house top to bottom.
Imperative sentence
Bobby swatted a fly and crushed a cockroach while his brother sang a Latin song.
What are the PREDICATE VERBS?
Swatted, Crushed, and sang
Define the 2 meanings of the word bank
Bank of a river and a Financial bank
Unfortunately, my best friend ___ running in the half marathon today, but I can not run with her because I am very sick.
Fill in the blank
Is
Let us go to the supermarket that does not have the dead lobsters laying in the fish tank.
What are the contractions?
Let's and Doesn't
The function of a exclamatory sentence is to _____ strong feeling.
Select one answer to fill in the blank
Ask, tell, express, surprise, or explain
Express
The wolves tried to catch an antelope, but they failed
What are the PREDICATE VERBS?
Tried and failed
What is the definition of Homonym?
Words that are spelled the same, but have different meanings.
What is the definition of subject-verb agreement?
If the subject in singular then the verb is singular, if the subject in plural then the verb is plural.
There is a crazy woman, who has lived in a house that did not have a bathroom.
What are the contractions?
There's, who's, and didn't
"What is your problem?" I asked the police officer as he gave me a speeding ticket.
What kind of sentence is this
Interrogative
As my sister ran through the aisles of the supermarket, my family and I saw our neighborhood cat - the one who always looks grumpy - jump off a eight foot shelf
What are the SUBJECTS?
The subjects are Sister, Family, I and One
Use the word minute in 2 sentences
Answers will vary see definitions below
Minute - very small
Minute - measurement of time
Verb Phrase
Who would have thought they would be married this long because they are not and will not get along?
What are the contractions?
Who'd've, they'd, aren't, and won't