Simple Subjects
A major earthquake struck the city around midnight.
earthquake
The ship moved quickly through the water.
moved
Is this a sentence?
They visited the national parks.
Yes
What type of sentence is it?
When did they begin to build airplanes
Question OR Interrogative
Is this sentence a run together sentence?
It was not always white it was once gray.
Yes
The weary umpire took a rest after the game.
umpire
The driver honked at his friend in the truck.
honked
Is this a sentence?
Had very beautiful scenery.
No
What type of sentence is it?
Please get me something to eat
Command OR Imperative
Write this sentence correctly.
The White House has more than 140 rooms you can visit five.
The White House has more then 140 rooms. You can visit five.
That pumpkin weighs three hundred pounds!
pumpkin
The salesperson sold Darius some laces for his boots.
sold
Is this a sentence?
Caught a huge fish.
No
What type of sentence is it?
How terrified the dog is of lightning
exclamation OR exclamatory
Correct the sentence.
Mount Vernon is on a hill trees surround the house.
Mount Vernon is on a hill. Trees surround the house.
Ashley peeled some carrots for the salad.
Ashley
The big dipper has seven stars.
has
Make a sentence using this fragment
Hiked through the woods
Mrs. Jacobsma hiked through the woods.
Write an imperative sentence that a teacher might say.
Please take out your math books.
Correct the following sentence.
I didn't like any shoes in the first store and so we tried several other stores.
I didn't like any shoes in the first store. We tried several other stores.
OR
Since I didn't like any shoes in the first store, we tried several other stores.
A castle in a forest is the setting for the play.
castle
Halley's Comet is a very brilliant comet.
is
Make a sentence using this fragment.
Strange sounds
Do you hear strange sounds?
Write an exclamatory sentence that someone at a circus might say.
Look how high she is!
Correct this sentence.
It was raining really hard at the football game and then they went into overtime.
It was raining really hard at the football game. Then they went into overtime.