Types of Sentences & Subjects and Predicates
What type of Sentence is this? (DEC. INT. IMP. EXC.) Also add the correct punctuation
"Have you ever wondered about the maple syrup on your pancakes"
Interrogative , ?
What is/are the subjects and predicates of each sentence? What is the conjunction?
"Sugar Maple trees supply shade in the hot summer and provide quality wood for furniture"
PRED: supply & provide
Conjunction: and
Name the Subordinating conjunction and determine if the small portion is an independent or dependent clause:
If the temperature is just right, farmers may hang sap buckets on their trees.
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SUB CONJ: If
Dependent
What type of sentence is this? (Simple, Compound, Complex)
Some young trees contain only one hole, but older trees hold up to four holes.
compound
What is/are the prepositional phrases(s)
"A skilled skateboarder can ride over bumps, down steep hills, and up inclines."
over bumps
down steep hills
up inclines
What is the subject and predicate of this sentence:
"Native Americans were the discoverers of the delicious sap from the sugar maple."
SUB: Native Americans
PRED: were
What is/are the subjects and predicates of each sentence? What is the conjunction?
"Bowling pins, violins, and xylophones can be made of beautiful sugar maple wood."
SUB: Bowling pins, violins, & xylophones
PRED: can be made
Conjunction: and
Name the Subordinating conjunction and determine if the small portion is an independent or dependent clause:
Other farmers use long plastic tubing because it is faster and easier.
SUB CONJ: because
independent
What type of sentence is this? (Simple, Compound, Complex)
After it travels through a small plastic tube, the maple sap filters into a machine inside a small building
complex
What is/are the prepositional phrases(s)
"Some maple trees reach a height of only sixty feet."
(of only sixty feet)
What type of Sentence is this? (DEC. INT. IMP. EXC.) Also add the correct punctuation
"Those maple tree leaves are the most beautiful colors of orange, red, and yellow"
Exclamatory, !
Declarative works too
Combine these two sentences into one using the right coordinating conjunction:
There are 148 different kinds of maple trees.
Only two supply sap for maple syrup.
There are 148 different kinds of maple trees, but only two supply sap for maple syrup.
Name the three coordinating conjunctions
and, but, or
What type of sentence is this? (Simple, Compound, Complex)
Maple tree farmers store their sap in the sugar house.
Simple
What is/are the prepositional phrases(s)
Farmers must boil syrup at a high temperature for maple candy
(at a high temperature)
(for maple candy)
What type of Sentence is this? (DEC. INT. IMP. EXC.) Also add the correct punctuation
"plant the baby maple tree in the spring"
Imperative, .
Combine these two sentences into one using the right coordinating conjunction:
Harvest time is in the spring.
Farmers must remove the sap in one week.
Harvest time is in the spring, and farmers must remove the sap in one week.
When a sentence starts with a subordinating conjunction do you use a comma or not?
yes you do
EX: Although my favorite color is green, I still enjoy other colors.
What is the clause pattern?
(1 IC: 1 independent, 2 IC 2 independent, 1 IC + 1 DC: independent & dependent)
"When farmers remove maple sap from the tree, they tap the tree."
1 DC + 1 IC
What is/are the prepositional phrases(s)
The cute little goose sat among the moose.
among the moose.
What is the subject and predicate of this sentence:
"The sugar maple tree is the state tree of Vermont, Wisconsin, New York, and West Virginia."
SUB: tree
PRED: is
What is/are the subjects and predicates of each sentence? What is the conjunction?
"An accurate tape measurer and pencil are important."
SUB: tape measurer & pencil
PRED: are
conjunction: and
When a clause contains a subordinating conjunction, is it an independent or dependent clause?
dependent
What is the clause pattern?
(1 IC: 1 independent, 2 IC 2 independent, 1 IC + 1 DC: independent & dependent)
"Insects destroy acres of maple trees, and climate changes also affect the syrup industry"
2 IC
What is/are the prepositional phrases(s)
Coffee beans soak in water for twenty-four hours
(in water)
(for twenty-four hours)