Subjects
A subject is the _______ in a sentence.
Person, place, or thing that the sentence is about.
A simple predicate is the _________.
The verb/action of the subject.
What is a fragment?
It is an incomplete thought - missing either a subject or a predicate.
A declarative sentence is...
A sentence that states a fact.
An exclamatory sentence is...
A sentence that expresses strong emotion, punctuated with an exclamation mark.
Identify the simple subject in the following sentence: "The teacher drank her coffee"
Teacher is the subject
Identify the simple Predicate: "I saw the plane."
Saw
A sentence that has more than one complete thought and is incorrectly punctuated.
An interrogative sentence is...
A sentence that asks a question.
An imperative sentence is...
A sentence that gives a command or instruction.
Identify the simplesubject: Parents must select toys for young children.
Parents is the subject.
Identify the simple predicate: "We are happy."
are
Identify the following: "Kaiya won the relay race she had been training for days."
run-on
Identify the following: "Coffee is the best beverage in the world?"
Interrogative.
Identify the following: "Make the party on a day everyone can be there."
Imperative
Identify the simple subject: Along the east side of Chicago sits Lake Michigan.
Lake Michigan is the subject.
Identify the complete predicate: "The farmer grows, harvests, and sells pumpkins."
grows, harvests, and sells pumpkins.
Identify the following: "The whole left side of the planet."
Fragment.
Identify the following: "The football game is tomorrow."
Declarative
Identify the following: "This ride is making me dizzy!"
Exclamatory
Identify the complete subject: "The buildings along the left bank of the river are always in the sun."
"Buildings along the left bank of the river"
Identify the predicate: "My best friend from college."
Trick question - there is no predicate in this fragment.
Identify the following: "The cat caught the squirrel, but he got stuck up the tree."
Complete sentence
Identify the following: "The five maids of honor at my sister’s wedding wore pink."
Declarative.
Identify the following: "Be careful of the gap in the steps."
Imperative.