Name: ________________________________________
REVIEW FOR SENTENCE MINI-TEST
Date: _______________________
LA/________
Kinds of Sentences: Read each sentence, and add the correct ending punctuation. Then write
declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory to identify each sentence.
Example:
Did you visit the sea shore during the summer
Did you visit the sea shore during the summer?
Interrogative
1.
Has a circus come to your town ____
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2.
A small circus visited us in June ____
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3.
What a sight the tent was ____
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4.
Our seats were near the center ring ____
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5.
Go to the circus next week ____
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Complete Subjects and Complete Predicates: Draw a line between the complete subject and the
complete predicate.
Example:
Susan and her little sister/visited their grandparents last weekend.
6.
My best friend collects posters.
7.
Her large collection includes twenty horse posters.
8.
A poster hangs on her door.
9.
Posters cover her bedroom walls.
10.
A cousin from Texas gave her a giant poster of a sunset.
Simple Subjects and Simple Predicates: Draw a line between the complete subject and complete
predicate. Underline the simple subject once and the simple predicate twice.
Example:
My sister’s preschool class /is taking a field trip to the zoo.
11.
Dan Jones read a travel folder.
12.
The folder told a lot of interesting facts about Jamaica.
13.
He calls it the “Wooden Isle.”
14.
Many tourists like the shops.
15.
Jamaica has great natural beauty.
Subjects in Imperative and Interrogative Sentences: Write imperative or interrogative and the
simple subject at the end of each sentence.
Example:
Take the dog back to your cousin’s house.
Imperative – (you)
16.
May we see your new dog?
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17.
Walk the dog around the yard.
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18.
Would Jed like a little puppy?
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19.
Look for the toy in the doghouse.
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20.
Please hold the leash tightly.
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Compound Subjects and Compound Predicates: Read each of the following sentences. Decide if the
sentence is a simple sentence, has a compound subject, compound predicate, or a compound subject
and predicate. Indicate your choice by choosing the correct letter.
 Draw a line between the complete subject and the complete predicate.
 Circle the conjunction(s) or connecting word(s) in each sentence.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Simple Sentence
Simple Sentence with Compound Subject
Simple Sentence with Compound Predicate
Simple Sentence with Compound Subject and Compound Predicate
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Jimmy sweeps and washes the garage every Saturday.
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Germany, Spain, and Italy are countries in Europe.
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My friends and I took a camping trip last summer.
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Bad weather may ruin crops and raise the cost of food.
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Susan is running for student council next month.
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Sally and Tina went to the museum and saw all of the exhibits.
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Televisions, cell phones, and computers are located in most homes in the United
States.
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The whole class asked lots of questions and made good comments.
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Susan left her lunchbox on the bus.
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The zoo animals roared, yelled, and screamed during the thunderstorm.
Sentences and Sentence Fragments: Identify each group of words as a complete sentence or a
sentence fragment. Write S for a complete sentence and F for a sentence fragment.
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History tells tales of brave explorers.
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My sister and her friends.
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Almost to the top of the mountain.
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Some scientific discoveries are based on theories.
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Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.
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Susan Jones, our class president.
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The red house on the corner is my brother’s house.
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The lunch bag on the table.
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Helen gave him a schedule of the team’s games.
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Last Saturday afternoon before the parade.