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The Sentence

The Sentence. What is a sentence? What are the 4 types of sentences?. I. A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. II. 4 Types of Sentences A. A declarative sentence makes a statement. B. An interrogative sentence asks a question.

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The Sentence

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  1. The Sentence

  2. What is a sentence? What are the 4 types of sentences? I. A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. II. 4 Types of Sentences A. A declarative sentence makes a statement. B. An interrogative sentence asks a question. C. An imperative sentence gives a command. D. An exclamatory sentence shows excitements or strong feeling. Unit 1 The Sentence

  3. III. Every sentence has two parts, the subject and the predicate. A. The subject tells who or what the sentence is about. B. The predicate tells what the subject does, is, has, or feels. C. The complete subject contains all the words of the subject. D. The complete predicate contains all the words of the predicate. E. A simple subject is the main word or words in the complete subject. 1. Noun 2. Pronoun F. A simple predicate is the main word or words in the complete predicate. (Has at least one verb.) What are the two parts of a sentence? What is the difference between simple and complete subjects and predicates?

  4. How do you find the subject of an interrogative and imperative sentence? IV. Finding the subject of an interrogative and imperative sentence. A. Imperative Sentences 1. The subject is always (You) 2. Ex. (You) Read the book. B. Interrogative Sentences 1. Rearrange the question into a statement. 2. Find the Subject 3. Ex. Will Mike see the movie? Rearrange: Mike will see the movie. Subject: Mike

  5. V. Compound Subjects A. Contain two or more simple subjects B. Are joined by the conjunctions and, or VI. Compound Predicates A. Contain two or more simple predicates B. Are joined by the conjunctions and, or VII. Compound Sentences A. Are made up of two or more simple sentences. B. Are joined by a comma and a conjunction such as and, or, or but What is a compound subject? What is a compound predicate? What are compound sentences?

  6. What are the conjunctions, and when do we use them? What are complex sentences? VIII. Conjunctions A. Use and to add information B. Use or to give choices C. Use but to show a contrast IX.Complex Sentences A. Are made up of two or more simple sentences B. Are joined by a subordinating conjunction such as after, before and if. C. Have an independent and a dependent part.

  7. What are sentence fragments and run-ons? X. Fragments and Run-ons A. A sentence fragment has no subject, no predicate or both. B. A run-on has two or more sentences that are run together into one sentence. 1. Missing conjunctions. 2. Commas are incorrect. C. May be corrected in several ways.

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