Kinds of Sentences
Will you come to my birthday on Saturday_
Will you come to my birthday on Saturday? (Interrogative)
Playing in a band.
Fragment
Our new neighbors moved into their home yesterday.
(Our new neighbors)(moved into their home yesterday).
My two favorite sports are soccer ___ baseball.
My two favorite sports are soccer and baseball.
Identify the nouns:
Blue whales spend their entire life in the sea.
Blue whales, life, sea
Andy and Rebecca are playing in the park_
Andy and Rebecca are playing in the park.
Declarative
I lost my precious necklace my grandma gave it to me two years ago.
Run on
The brown table was made in Germany.
(The brown table)(was made in Germany).
Do you prefer chocolate ___ vanilla?
Do you prefer chocolate or vanilla?
Identify the nouns:
A species of flying squirrel lives in Africa.
species, squirrel, Africa
How exciting this is_
How exciting this is!
Exclamatory
Scampered around the yard and tripped over a rock.
Fragment
Go to the supermarket after school.
(You)(go to the supermarket after school).
I wanted to go to the beach, ___ Mary refused.
I wanted to go to the beach, but Mary refused.
Identify the proper nouns:
On june 20, dad's friends helena and franco met us in brownsville, texas.
On June 20, Dad's friend Helena and Franco met us in Brownsville, Texas.
Don't forget to bring your bathing suit_
Don't forget to bring your bathing suit.
Imperative
Ashley played a game she had to throw an arrow through a hoop.
Run on
SIMPLE subject and SIMPLE predicate:
The heavy rain caused flooding in the city.
The heavy (rain) (caused) flooding in the city.
Some people like running, ___ I prefer biking.
Some people like running, but I prefer biking.
Identify the nouns:
We solved the problem by working together.
We, problem
You have a brother and two sisters_
You have a brother and two sisters.
Declarative
Cooked dinner and dessert for all the guests at the party.
Fragment
SIMPLE subject and SIMPLE predicate:
Samantha and Carl will go to the water park on Sunday.
(Samantha and Carl) (will go) to the water park on Sunday.
I bought a bottle of soda, ___ we drank it together.
I bought a bottle of soda, and we drank it together.
Identify the proper nouns:
We visited the blue ridge mountains of virginia last march.
We visited the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia last March.