Sentences
What are the 4 kinds of sentences?
declarative sentence
interrogative sentence
imperative sentence
exclamatory sentence
What is a complete subject and a complete predicate?
Complete subject is all the words that tell whom or what the sentence is about.
Complete predicate is all the words that tell what the subjects does or is (doing).
Explain each word:
1. fragment
2. run-on sentence
3.comma splice
4. compound sentence
5. sentence
1. an incomplete sentence, missing a subject or predicate
2. two sentences that run together, to correct it you can create two sentences
3. sentence with a comma in the middle and no conjunction
4. contains at least two independent clauses, a comma, and a conjunction
5. a set of words that is complete in itself, containing a subject and predicate
What is a prefix and a suffix?
A prefix is a word part added to the beginning of a word or base word
A suffix is a word part added to the end of a word
Explain the difference between a simple subject and a simple predicate.
Simple subject is the most important word in the complete subject.
Simple predicate is the most important word in the complete predicate.
What kind of punctuation should be use here?
Hey, moonwalking looks like great fun_
!
Some were artists, scientists, and historians.
complete predicate
What type of sentence is this?
I love coffee, but they prefer tea.
compound sentence: it has a comma and a conjunction
Identify the prefix, base word, and suffix of
misspelled
prefix: mis
base word: spell
suffix: ed
Identify the simple subject and simple predicate:
The bright balloons slowly floated toward the ceiling.
simple subject: balloons
simple predicate: floated
At 70 mph, you could drive to the moon in 143 days.
What kind of sentence is this?
declarative sentence
Mayan temples were built on immense pyramids.
complete subject
The crickets are chirping we listen to them from inside our tents.
a. sentence
b. fragment
c. run-on
d. comma splice
c. run-on
Which prefixes mean NOT?
un, in, im, and dis (opposite of)
Identify the simple subject and simple predicate:
The diets of coyotes vary widely.
simple subject: diets
simple predicate: vary
What is the difference between a declarative and imperative sentence?
A declarative sentence makes a statement and ends with a period.
An imperative sentence gives a command or makes a request it also ends with a period.
What is the complete subject and complete predicate in the sentence?
Two large alligators slid into the water.
complete subject: Two large alligators
complete predicate: slid into the water.
Complete the sentence:
A baby kangaroo
a. a joey.
b. rides in its mother's pouch.
c. in its mother's pouch.
b. rides in its mother's pouch.
Which suffixes mean FULL OF?
ous and ful
Identify the simple subject and simple predicate:
The curious youngsters go on their first hunts at ten weeks of age.
simple subject: youngsters
simple predicate: go
Fix the sentences...
how long before we touch down.
I can't breath.
Whew how clumsy I was
How long before we touch down?
I can't breath!
Whew, how clumsy I was!
1. Several ancient civilizations developed in Mexico.
2. The Mayan civilization began about 2300 years ago.
1. complete subject: Several ancient civilizations
complete predicate: developed in Mexico
2. complete subject: The Mayan civilization
complete predicate: began about 2300 years ago
Make the fragment a complete sentence:
Cinderella and her stepsisters
a. characters in a famous fairy tale.
b. attend a ball at the prince's place.
b. attend a ball at the prince's place.
Give me a prefix, a suffix, and its meaning? (Not mention above)
prefixes:
mis- wrongly re- again
suffixes:
er- one who performs an action less- without
ness- state of being able- capable of being
ed- in the past ing- still going on
Identify the simple subject and simple predicate.
My grandma's house in Mexico is a beautiful place to live.
simple subject: house
simple predicate: is