Sentences
Review
A declarative sentence (fill in the
blank with the definition):
_____________________.
A declarative sentence is a
___statement that tells__.
Ex: I drink milk every day.
An imperative sentence is
(recall the definition below)
_______________________.
An imperative sentence is a
___command or request__.
Ex: Please put your shoes in your room.
An interrogative is a (recall the
definition below)
_______________________.
An interrogative is a
___question__.
Ex: Will you please pass the
butter?
An exclamatory is a (recall the
definition below)
_______________________.
An
exclamatory
is a:
sentence that
expresses
strong ideas
or emotions.
Ex: This is the best
cupcake I’ve ever
had!
What type of sentence do you
see?
a) declarative b) imperative c) interrogative
Alyssa and Andrea went skating
and then hiking.
What type of sentence do you
see?
a) declarative b) imperative c) interrogative
Alyssa and Andrea went skating
and then hiking.
What type of sentence do you
see?
a) declarative b) imperative c) interrogative
Leave the window open
because it is warm in here.
What type of sentence do you
see?
a) declarative b) imperative c) interrogative
Leave the window open
because it is warm in here.
What type of sentence do you
see?
a) declarative b) imperative c) exclamatory
Do not go into the street!
What type of sentence do you see?
a) declarative b) imperative c) exclamatory
Do not go into the street!
**Even though it is said with emotion, it
is a command or a request. Imperative
sentences can end with periods or
exclamation marks.
What type of sentence do you
see?
a) interrogative b) imperative c) exclamatory
Will you call me when you get
home?
What type of sentence do you
see?
a) interrogative b) imperative c) exclamatory
Will you call me when you get
home?
What type of sentence do you see?
a) interrogative b) imperative c) exclamatory
Write your cell phone number down
before you leave, please.
What type of sentence do you
see?
a) interrogative b) imperative c) exclamatory
Write your cell phone number
down before you leave, please.
What type of sentence do you
see?
a) exclamatory b) imperative c) declarative
Those flowers are gorgeous!
What type of sentence do you
see?
a) exclamatory b) imperative c) declarative
Those flowers are gorgeous!
Put your dividers between the complete subject
and complete predicate. Then underline the simple
subject and simple predicate. (It helps to cross off
prepositional phrases.)
The tree on their yard is old.
Put your dividers between the complete
subject and complete predicate. Then,
underline the simple subject and simple
predicate. (It helps to cross off prepositional
phrases.)
The tree on their yard is old.
Put your dividers between the complete subject
and complete predicate. Then, underline the
simple subject and simple predicate. (It helps to
cross off prepositional phrases.)
Camping in the summer is
always memorable.
Put your dividers between the complete
subject and complete predicate. Then,
underline the simple subject and simple
predicate. (It helps to cross off prepositional
phrases.)
Camping in the summer is always
memorable.
Put your dividers between the complete subject
and complete predicate. Then, underline the
simple subject and simple predicate. (It helps to
cross off prepositional phrases.)
Joey and Jessie swam the most
laps.
Put your dividers between the complete
subject and complete predicate. Then,
underline the simple subject and simple
predicate. (It helps to cross off prepositional
phrases.)
Joey and Jessie swam the most laps.
How do you know when you
have a complete sentence?
How do you know when you
have a complete sentence?
1) Needs a subject/predicate pair
2) Must make sense (Example of
sentence with s/p but doesn’ tmake
sense: They are.)
What is the difference between
a fragment and a run-on?
How do you know you have a complete
sentence?
fragment: there is either a subject
OR a predicate (not both)
ex: The bushes on the side of the house.
run-ons: two s/p pairs that are
improperly joined
ex: My mom likes to hike, my dad does not.
Fragment, run-on, or complete
sentence?
Fireflies in the moonlight and
under the stars.
Fragment, run-on, or complete
sentence?
Fireflies in the moonlight and
under the stars.
**Fragment
Fragment, run-on, or complete
sentence?
They were very welcoming to
the new neighbors.
Fragment, run-on, or complete
sentence?
They were very welcoming to
the new neighbors.
**Complete sentence
Fragment, run-on, or complete
sentence?
The boy and his mom missed
their bus so they walked home.
Fragment, run-on, or complete
sentence?
The boy and his mom missed
their bus so they walked home.
**Run-on: two s/p pairs but
incorrectly joined (needs comma
before “so”)
Fragment, run-on, or complete
sentence?
The airplane landed.
Fragment, run-on, or complete
sentence?
The airplane landed.
**Complete sentence
Fragment, run-on, or complete
sentence?
My best friend, my sister, and
my mom all gave me cards on
my birthday.
Fragment, run-on, or complete
sentence?
My best friend, my sister, and
my mom all gave me cards on
my birthday.
**Complete sentence
Fragment, run-on, or complete
sentence?
Video games are addicting,
many young people play for
hours a day.
Fragment, run-on, or complete
sentence?
Video games are addicting,
many young people play for
hours a day.
**Run-on: two s/p pairs incorrectly joined
(change comma to semicolon or add
fanboys)
What two ways can one combine
simple sentences to form a
compound sentence?
What two ways can one combine
simple sentences to form a
compound sentence?
1) with a semicolon
Ex: There is a next in the tree; it has three eggs in it.
2) with a comma + fanboys
Ex: It is supposed to rain, so we decided not to go.,
What is the difference
between a simple sentence
and a compound sentence?
What is the difference between a simple
sentence and a compound sentence?
Simple sentence: one
subject/predicate pair
Compound sentence: two
subject/predicate pairs
Simple or compound?
The sun is especially bright.
Simple or compound?
The sun is especially bright.
Simple: one subject/predicate pair
Simple or compound?
Both skyscrapers were in the
middle of the city.
Simple or compound?
Both skyscrapers were in the
middle of the city.
Simple: one subject/predicate pair
Simple or compound?
He yelled, but I couldn’t hear
him.
Simple or compound?
He yelled, but I couldn’t hear
him.
Compound: two subject/predicate
pairs joined with a comma +
fanboys
Simple or compound?
Dave and Jenny came over and
brought us dinner.
Simple or compound?
Dave and Jenny came to our
house and brought us dinner.
Simple: one subject/predicate pair
Simple or compound?
There are six geese in the
middle of the pond.
Simple or compound?
There are six geese in the
middle of the pond.
Simple: one subject/predicate pair
Simple or compound?
It is Tuesday, so I have piano
lessons.
Simple or compound?
It is Tuesday, so I have piano
lessons.
Compound: two subject/predicate
pairs
Can you fix the run-on to
make it a compound
sentence?
That man was grumpy, he
never smiled.
Can you fix the run-on to make it a
compound sentence?
That man was grumpy, he
never smiled.
Corrected sentences below (either works)
Ex: That man was grumpy; he never
smiled.
Ex: That man was grumpy, and he
never smiled.
Can you fix the run-on to
make it a compound
sentence?
He loves chocolate ice cream
but I prefer vanilla.
Can you fix the run-on to make it a
compound sentence?
He loves chocolate ice cream
but I prefer vanilla.
Corrected sentence:
He loves chocolate ice cream, but I
prefer vanilla.
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completing the
review!