Sentences Overview
A sentence is a complete thought with a subject and a verb.
There are four kinds of sentences:
Declarative
Ex. Here comes Mike. (Makes a statement & ends with a period)
Interrogative
Ex. Do you like him? (Asks a question & ends with a question
mark)
Exclamatory
Ex. Wow, that’s awesome! (Shows strong feelings & has an
exclamation mark at the end.
Imperative
Ex. Be cool. (Gives a command & ends with a period)
A subject is the noun or pronoun the sentence is about.
Ex: The sun is shining brightly on a meadow.
A predicate is the verb and its modifiers that tell about the subject
Ex: The sun is shining brightly on the meadow.
Compound subjects are two our more subjects connected by a conjunction
Ex: Leroy and Shari are working on a project.
Compound predicates are two or more verbs connect by a conjunction
Ex: Brian washed and waxed the car.
Compound sentences are two sentences connected by a conjunction
Ex: Some dogs have long tails, but other dogs don’t.
A sentence fragment looks like a sentence but it isn’t.
Ex: Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high.
A run-on sentence is a sentence that runs on into the next sentence
Ex: We played cards and we dance for a while, then we at around and talked
forever, it was wonderful!