Sentence Types & Punctuation
This type of sentence is a statement that ends with a period.
declarative sentence
What is the simple subject:
During May, spring flowers are just beginning to bloom.
flowers
What is the conjunction and conjunction type in the following sentence:
Sign language is a silent yet expressive form of communication.
yet; coordinating
What sentence error is an incomplete thought that is missing a subject, a verb, or both?
fragment
This type of sentence gives a command or makes a request.
imperative sentence
What is the simple predicate?
The flowers are placed on the soldiers' graves.
What do you call a word like Wow! or Well, that expresses emotion and is set apart from the sentence.
interjection
What sentence error includes two complete sentences joined together with only a comma?
a comma splice
What type of sentence is this:
Lilies, May's official flowers, are so beautiful!
exclamatory sentence
What is the simple subject in this imperative sentence:
Look at the mother birds.
(You)
What is the correlative conjunction pair in the following phrase:
Both interesting and challenging
both, and
What sentence error is in the following sentence:
The opening of the Brooklyn Bridge on May 24, 1883, and the Golden Gate Bridge on May 27, 1937.
fragment
What is the type and punctuation for the sentence:
What is your favorite month of the year
interrogative sentence; ?
What is the subject?
White and pink dogwoods and blue and yellow violets are some of May's flowers.
dogwoods, violets
What is the interjection in the following sentence:
Wow! The class is both interesting and challenging!
What sentence error includes two complete sentences run together with no punctuation at all?
fused sentence
What type of sentence is this?
Tell me which birthstone belongs to the month of May
imperative sentence
What is the predicate:
On Mother's Day, give your mother a present and show her your gratefulness.
give, show
What are the two coordinating conjunctions in the following sentence:
My friend Wanda is deaf, but she and I still have much in common.
but, and
What is the sentence error in the following sentence:
The British abandoned the occupation of Palestine on May 14, 1948, Israel was then an independent nation.
comma splice