Four Kinds of Sentences
Identify if the sentence is an example of a declarative, imperative, exclamatory, or interrogative sentence. State which punctuation mark is necessary.
"Which one of us can create the most imaginative painting"
Interrogative (?)
Identify all of the words that make up the complete subject of the sentence.
"Without giving away the ending, my friend explained the plot of the movie to Luna Lovegood."
My friend
Determine whether the sentence is an example of a compound subject, compound predicate, or a compound sentence.
"We read a book and then watched a movie."
Compound Predicate
Determine if the sentence below is an example of a sentence fragment, sentence, or a run on sentence.
"Because I studied for the test."
Sentence fragment
Identify the dependent clause in the sentence below.
"I stayed inside because the weather was too cold."
because the weather was too cold
Identify if the sentence is an example of a declarative, imperative, exclamatory, or interrogative sentence. State which punctuation mark is necessary.
"You need to go clean your bedroom"
Imperative sentence (.)
Identify all of the words that make up the simple subject of the sentence.
"During the movie, a curious toddler took a handful of Ginny Weasley's popcorn."
Toddler
Determine whether the sentence is an example of a compound subject, compound predicate, or a compound sentence.
"I wanted to go swimming, but it started to rain."
Compound Sentence
Determine if the sentence below is an example of a sentence fragment, sentence, or a run on sentence.
"We spent the day down by the beach it was a good time."
Run on sentence
Identify the independent clause in the sentence below.
"We ate lunch at the park, and then played frisbee."
We ate at the park
Identify if the sentence is an example of a declarative, imperative, exclamatory, or interrogative sentence. State which punctuation mark is necessary.
"Ms. Ackerman is painting a picture of her favorite vacation spot"
Declarative Sentence (.)
Identify all of the words that make up the complete subject of the sentence.
"Two classmates of mine whispered behind my back."
Two classmates of mine
Determine whether the sentence is an example of a compound subject, compound predicate, or a compound sentence.
"Jessica and Mike are playing soccer after school."
Compound Subject
Determine if the sentence below is an example of a sentence fragment, sentence, or a run on sentence.
"Even though it was cold, we stayed outside for the game."
Sentence
Identify the dependent clause in the sentence below.
"If you finish your homework, you can play outside."
If you finish your homework
Change the sentence into the kind of sentence identified in parentheses.
"You should watch that fawn." (interrogative)
"Can you watch that fawn?"
Identify all of the words that make up the complete predicate of the sentence.
"The secret was revealed on Saturday afternoon."
Revealed on Saturday afternoon
Determine whether the sentence is an example of a compound subject, compound predicate, or a compound sentence.
"He studied for the test, but he forgot to bring his notes."
Compound Sentence
Determine if the sentence below is an example of a sentence fragment, sentence, or a run on sentence.
"She ran to the bus stop, she missed the bus anyway."
Run on sentence
Identify the independent clause in the sentence below.
"Billy fell in the sewer on the neighborhood street as he was playing on a Saturday afternoon."
Billy fell in the sewer on the neighborhood street.
Change the sentence into the kind of sentence identified in parentheses.
"Is it copying my movements?" (Declarative).
"It is copying my movements."
Identify all of the words that make up the simple predicate of the sentence.
"The enormous eraser bumped into the teacher's desk."
Bumped
Determine whether the sentence is an example of a compound subject, compound predicate, or a compound sentence.
"The teacher explained the lesson and passed out notes."
Compound Predicate
Determine if the sentence below is an example of a sentence fragment, sentence, or a run on sentence.
"While I was doing my homework."
Sentence fragment
Identify the dependent clause in the sentence below.
"They called themselves the Toxic Avengers, a name borrowed from a pollution-fighting superhero."
a name borrowed from a pollution-fighting superhero