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DECLARATIVE SENTENCES
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INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
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Always make a statement and end in a period.
 I will study for my English quiz when I get home
from school.
Always asks a question and ends in a question
mark.
 When will you study for the English quiz?
EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES
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Always shows emotion and ends in an exclamation
mark.
 I can’t believe you haven’t studied for the
English quiz yet!
 Asks
a request or makes a
command
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Can end in EITHER an
exclamation mark OR a period
depending on how the
command is being said.
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Study for your English quiz.
Study for your English quiz!
 The
subject of an imperative
sentence is ALWAYS YOU
because YOU are listening to
the command.
 The
SUBJECT is the part of the sentence that
tells us who or what the sentence is about.
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The English quiz is on Monday.
 The
SIMPLE SUBJECT is the noun or pronoun
in the complete subject.
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The English quiz is on Monday.
 The
PREDICATE is the part of
the sentence that tells you
what the subject does.

The English quiz is on Monday.
 The
SIMPLE PREDICATE is the
verb in the complete
predicate.
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The English quiz is on Monday.
A
sentence may have more than
one simple subject. Two or more
simple subjects that have the
same predicate is called a
compound subject. The subjects
are joined by or, and, or but.
 Keisha or Alex can fix that bike
for you.
A
compound predicate has two or
more simple predicates, or verbs
that have the same subject. The
simple predicates are connected by
or, and or but.
 Wasps drink nectar and eat other
insects.
 Use
a simple sentence to express one
complete thought.
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Objects fall from space into the atmosphere.
 Combine
two or more sentences to make a
compound sentence. The simple sentences
can be joined by a comma and conjunctions
such as and, or or but, or by a semicolon.
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A crater can be formed by a bomb, or it can be
formed by a meteorite.
A
fragment is a group of words that make up
only part of a sentence. A fragment does not
express a complete thought. It may be
missing a subject, a predicate or both:
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A package to Louis.
Finished her homework
The playful puppy
A
run on sentence occurs when two or more
separate sentences are joined incorrectly.
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The boys played video games they watched a
movie.
The magician was excellent, the audience
marveled at his tricks.
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Three ways to correct a run on:
Separate the sentence into two complete sentence
 Add a comma and a conjunction to form a compound
sentence.
 Add a semicolon to form a compound sentence.
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Sample sentence:
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The boys played video games they watched a movie
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The boys played video games. They watched a movie.
The boys played video games, and they watched a movie.
The boys played video games; they watched a movie.