Kinds of sentences
The punctuation at the end of a declarative sentence.
What is a period?
This tells whom or what the sentence is about.
What is the complete subject?
This is the main word (or words) in the predicate.
What is the simple predicate?
Did Paula find her seat?
Who is "Paula"?
This type of word is a connecting word for compound subjects and predicates.
What is a conjunction?
This type of sentence asks a question.
What is interrogative?
This tells what the subject does, is, has, or feels.
What is the complete predicate?
This is the main word (or words) in the subject.
What is the simple subject?
Please take your seat as quickly as possible.
What is (You)?
These are the compound subject in the sentence:
Computers and cameras have some very strong, lightweight, and sturdy plastic parts.
What are "Computers" and "cameras"?
This type of sentence shows strong feeling with an exclamation point.
What is exclamatory?
These words are an example of a complete subject.
What is "Computer software of all types"?
These words come before the main verb and are included in the simple predicate.
What are helping verbs?
Did you hear a rattle in the muffler?
What is "you"?
These are the compound predicate of the sentence:
Visitors can tour the galleries or watch slides.
What are "tour" and "watch"?
The sentence is an example of this type of sentence:
Help me carry our backpacks to the car.
What is imperative?
These two words split the complete subject from the complete predicate in the sentence:
Large screens flashed messages at Judy.
What are screens flashed?
This is the simple predicate of the sentence:
Julie's sister was buying some reflectors for her bike.
What is "was buying"?
Write the mileage on the invoice.
What is (You)?
These are the compound subject of the sentence:
Are plastic counters or wooden tables more practical?
What are "counters" and "tables"?
The sentence is an example of this type of sentence:
Have you ever climbed this mountain?
What is interrogative?
These words are an example of a complete predicate.
What is "was courteous, helpful, and knowledgeable"?
This is the simple subject of the sentence:
Crowds of curious customers have been staring at the unicycle.
What is "Crowds"?
How much do I owe you?
What is "I"?
These are the compound predicate of the sentence:
One computer talked in different languages and sang songs.
What are "talked" and "sang"?