Nouns
Predicates
Verbs
Subjects
Sentence Purpose
100
What is a noun?
person, place, thing, or idea
100
The predicate of a sentence always follows the ________ of the sentence.
subject
100
What does an action verb do?
shows an act
100
The subject in this sentence is... Some students like to study in the mornings.
students
100
What type of ending punctuation would a interrogative sentence use?
Question mark
200
unimpressed
What is blasé?
200
What part of speech will a predicate ALWAYS have in it?
verb
200
What are the three types of verbs?
action, linking, and helping
200
The subject in this sentence is... Alicia was at the library every day.
Alicia
200
What type of punctuation does an exclamatory sentence use?
Exclamation point
300
What three words can you use to tell if a word is a noun?
a / an / the
300
What is the predicate in the sentence? They were sore after the coach made them run ten miles.
were
300
What is the verb in this sentence? The lovely wife was there with her dog.
was
300
The subject in the sentence is... Always lazy and fat, the llama always spits at Mr. Cunningham.
llama
300
A declarative sentence does what?
makes a statement
400
What are the nouns in this sentence? Mr. Cunningham finally gave up his sentences about dinosaurs.
Mr. Cunningham / sentences / dinosaurs
400
The predicate in the sentence is... The lazy and fat llama always spits at Mr. Cunningham.
spits / always spits at Mr. Cunningham
400
What type of verb is "are"?
linking verb
400
The simple subject in the sentence is... The lazy and fat llama always spits at Mr. Cunningham.
llama
400
What type of sentence is this? The students must finish their homework
imperative
500
What are the nouns in this sentence? When he handed in his homework, he forgot to give the teacher the last page.
homework / teacher / page
500
The complete predicate in this sentence is... The hungry Mr. Cunningham never backs down.
never backs down
500
What are the verbs in this sentence, and what types of verbs are they? When he handed in his homework, he forgot to give the teacher the last page.
handed / forgot / ACTION
500
The complete subject in this sentence is... The hungry Mr. Cunningham never backs down.
The hungry Mr. Cunningham
500
What type of sentence is this? I advise you to take the 3:00 pm bus.
declarative