English CH 1- 7th Grade

Types of Sentences

100

Name the sentence type:

Have you ever heard of William Randolph Hearst

Interrogative

200

Name the sentence type:

Hearst, like George Vanderbilt, constructed a mansion

declarative

300

Name the sentence type:

Have you ever toured a mansion before

Interrogative

400

Name the sentence type:

Take the train to Santa Barbara to see the beautiful countryside

Imperative

500

Name the sentence type:

Wow, the swimming pool is huge

exclamatory

Simple Subjects

100

Identify the simple subjects:

Have you ever heard the history of bells?

you

200

Identify the simple subjects:

The Chinese and other Asians were among the first bell makers.

Chinese, Asians

300

Identify the simple subjects:

During the war the tolling bell warned of the approach of the enemy.

bell

400

In Rome and other countries, worshipers listened for bells before going to religious services.

worshipers

500

In the late 1700s, musicians composed the first musical pieces using bells.

musicians

Simple Predicates

100

Identify the simple predicate:

Lasers produce a narrow beam of light.

produce

200

Identify the simple predicate:

Lasers scan price codes and transmit information.

scan/ transmit

300

Identify the simple predicate:

The first laser was constructed in 1960.

was constructed

400

Identify the simple predicate:

Can CDs really hold that much data?

can hold

500

Identify the simple predicate:

Lasers print paper, read CDs, and guide missiles.

print/read/guide

Sentence Structure

100

Is this a sentence, comma splice, fragment, or fused sentence?

Only the elephant and rhinos are larger than the hippos.

sentence

200

Is this a sentence, comma splice, fragment, or fused sentence?

An enormous mouth that opens up to 3 feet.

fragment

300

Is this a sentence, comma splice, fragment, or fused sentence?

The pygmy hippo has blackish skin, and the river hippo has brownish-gray skin.

sentence

400

Is this a sentence, comma splice, fragment, or fused sentence?

The river hippo weighs as much as 5,800 pounds, the pygmy hippo weighs 400 to 600 pounds.

CS

500

Is this a sentence, comma splice, fragment, or fused sentence?

A hippo's side teeth can exceed two feet in length, but only half of the tooth is above the gum line we see only half the tooth length in photos.

FS

Conjunctions

100

Name the conjunction:

Jane Austen wrote as a young girl, yet she did not receive recognition until late in her life.

yet

200

Identify the conjunction:

Two of Jane Austen's most famous works are "Pride and Prejudice" and "Sense and Sensibility".

and

300

Identify the conjunction:

Other people may enjoy painting or cooking.

or

400

The story's plot may appear simple at first, but it soon captivates the reader with its drama.

but

500

Identify the conjunction:

Both Walter Scott and Rudyard Kipling admired her work.

and