SENTENCES UNIT

DECLARATIVE, INTERROGATIVE and Exclamatory SENTENCES DECLARATIVE SENTENCES Always make a statement and end in a period. I will study for my English quiz when I get home from school. INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES Always asks a question and ends in a question mark. When will you study for the English quiz? EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES Always shows emotion and ends in an exclamation mark. I can’t believe you haven’t studied for the English quiz yet!

Imperative Sentences Asks a request or makes a command Can end in EITHER an exclamation mark OR a period depending on how the command is being said. 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.

Subject and Simple Subject The SUBJECT is the part of the sentence that tells us who or what the sentence is about. The English quiz is on Monday. The SIMPLE SUBJECT is the noun or pronoun in the complete subject.

Predicate and Simple predicate 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.

Compound subjects 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.

Compound predicate 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.

Compound sentence Use a simple sentence to express one complete thought. 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. A crater can be formed by a bomb, or it can be formed by a meteorite.

Run-On sentences and fragments 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: A package to Louis. Finished her homework The playful puppy A run on sentence occurs when two or more separate sentences are joined incorrectly. The boys played video games they watched a movie. The magician was excellent, the audience marveled at his tricks.

Ways to correct run-On sentences 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. Sample sentence: The boys played video games they watched a movie 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.