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4 Types of Sentences
Fragments, Subjects and Predicates
Prepositions
Run-ons
Combining Sentences
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What are the 4-types of sentences?
Declarative Interrogative Imperative Exclamatory
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Tell if the following is a fragment or complete sentence. Yesterday when I got off the school bus.
fragment
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Which word in the sentence is the preposition? The ball kept on rolling until it was beyond the trees.
beyond
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Correct this run-on sentence: When I get older I want to have a big family I like big families.
When I get older I want to have a big family; I like big families. or When I get older I want to have a big family. I like big families.
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Combine the following sentences: Hartford is the capital of Connecticut. It is the second largest city in the state.
Hartford is the capital of Connecticut, and it is the second largest city in the state.
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What type of sentence is the following? Are you going to order your favorite meal at dinner?
Interrogative
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Tell if the following is a fragment or complete sentence. My brother wasn't home from school yet.
Complete
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The princess lives in the castle.
in
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Correct the following run-on: I like Tuesdays and Wednesdays and I like Fridays because the weekend starts on Friday.
I like Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and I like Fridays because the weekend starts on Friday. or I like Tuesdays and Wednesdays; I like Fridays because the weekend starts on Friday. or I like Tuesdays and Wednesdays. I like Fridays because the weekend starts on Friday.
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Combine the following sentences: Some of the factories have been torn down. Some of them have been converted to artists' studios.
Some of the factories have been torn down, and some have been converted to artists' studios.
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What type of sentence is the following? Don’t step in the mud.
Imperative
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What is the subject of the sentence? My mother opened the backpack to see what homework I had.
Mother
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When we got ready for dinner, I had to take my books off the table.
off
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Correct the following run-on: Jeff mowed the grass this morning tonight he will water the flowers and bushes.
Jeff mowed the grass this morning. Tonight he will water the flowers and bushes. or Jeff mowed the grass this morning; tonight he will water the flowers and bushes. or Jeff mowed the grass this morning, and tonight he will water the flowers and bushes.
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Combine the following sentences: Hurricanes cause severe damage. Tornadoes cause severe damage. Blizzards cause severe damage.
Hurricanes, tornadoes, and blizzards cause severe damage.
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What type of sentence is the following? It rained really hard last night.
Declarative
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What is the predicate of the following sentence? My mother opened the backpack to see what homework I had.
opened
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Please leave your shoes by the door when you come in.
by
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Correct the following run-on: Most of my study time is spent on math it's my toughest class.
Most of my study time is spent on math, for it's my toughest class. or Most of my study time is spent on math. It's my toughest class. or Most of my study time is spent on math; it's my toughest class.
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Combine the following sentences: Bianca wants to become a musician. Linda wants to become a musician. They have been studying music at school.
Bianca and Linda want to become musicians, and they have been studying music at school.
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How is an exclamatory sentence is spoken?
With excitement and/or emotion.
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Name the subject and the predicate for the following sentence. The thunder scared us all.
Subject: Thunder Predicate: Scared
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I bought some milk at the grocery store.
at
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Correct the following sentence: The woman ate a pear she smiled because it was delicious.
The woman ate a pear, and she smiled because it was delicious. or The woman ate a pear. She smiled because it was delicious. or The woman ate a pear; she smiled because it was delicious.
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Combine the following sentences: Mom bought me a shirt. Next, she bought me some shoes. She bought me pants.
Mom bought me a shirt, some shoes, and some pants.