Four Kinds of Sentences
Camels are useful in deserts.
declarative
The people in the mountains live in small villages
predicate
The view at sunrise is beautiful.
(identify simple subject)
view
Read the program quietly.
(what is subject)
you
Football is dangerous players wear helmets and pads.
(Is this a run-on sentence?)
yes
Study a picture of a camel.
imperative
A large part of Peru is in the Andes Mountains
(identify subject)
A large part of Peru
Two children are wandering in the woods.
(identify simple predicate)
are wandering
Wild storms and high waves hardly bother penguins.
(find conjunction)
and
Modern helmets are hard they also have chin straps.
hard. They
What a huge desert it is
! , exclamatory
Their houses are made from sun-dried bricks.
(Identify predicate)
are made from sun-dried bricks.
The clear water is bright blue against the white walls.
find complete subject And simple subject
The clear water
Most birds fly well, (but,or) puffins fly poorly.
but
The actor hangs from wires, and a fan creates wind.
correct if wrong
correct
How do people live in a desert
?, interrogative
Portuguese explorers came to Brazil in 1500
(Identify subject and predicate)
Portuguese explorers (subject)
came to Brazil in 1500 (predicate)
Many operas contain dances and fancy costumes.
find complete predicate and simple predicate
contain dances and fancy costumes.
She is reading the book aloud.
(turn into imperative )
Read the book aloud.
Peter Pan is not really flying we are fooled by special effects.
correct if wrong
flying. We
What should I wear in the desert
Wear cool clothes
?, Interrogative
. , imperative
The main language of Brazil is Portuguese.
(identify subject and predicate)
The main language of Brazil (subject)
is Portuguese. (predicate)
Several excited students in our class volunteered for the science experiment.
give subject and simple subject
predicate and simple predicate
Several excited students in our class (subject)
volunteered for the science experiment. (predicate)
Most owls hunt at night ____ rest during the day.
but
Rusty won two medals one was a silver medal the other was a gold medal.
fix ALL mistakes
medals. One
medal, and the