Type of Sentence?
Are you hungry?
question
The dog was hungry.
Was
Ms. Kelley slept late on Saturday.
Ms. Kelley
I walked to the store.
walked - action verb
They was mad.
No - They WERE mad.
Go away!
command
She ate pizza.
Ate
The dog likes people.
Dog
I have a headache.
Have - Action Verb
I am in a happy mood.
Yes
I have a new video game!
Exclamation
I read the book.
read
She decided to be a teacher.
She
She was sick yesterday.
Was - "to be"
The class are fun.
No - The class IS fun.
What is the "subject" of a command? (The who?)
"you"
Her beautiful hair was shining and sparkling in the sun.
Was
My grandparents are old.
Grandparents
They are going swimming.
Are - "to be verb"
I are standing in the field.
no - I AM standing in the field.
What is the difference between a command and an exclamation?
A command does not have a subject. "You" is implied. (We pretend it starts with "you".)
She looked sad when she found out her team lost the game.
Looked
My new friend is nice.
friend
Name at least 5 of the "to be" verbs
Am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been
Is we going home?
No - ARE we going home?