Sentence Review

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Sentence Review

• What every sentence needs
• Parts of a sentence
• Types of sentences

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Every sentence must

• Begin with a capital letter.
• Contain a verb.
• End with a . ! or ?

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Parts of a Sentence
Sentences usually have two parts, a subject and a
predicate.

• Subjects
• Tells who or what the sentence is about.
• Contains the noun of the sentence.
• Usually comes first.

• Predicates
• Tells what the subject of the sentence does or is
  being.
• Always contains a verb.
• Usually comes after the subject.

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The Four Kinds of Sentences

• Declarative (telling)
• Interrogative (question)
• Exclamatory (exclamation)
• Imperative (command)

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Declarative Sentences

• A declarative sentence
• is also called a statement.
• states or tells information.
• always ends with a period.

• Examples of Declarative Sentences
• We will have a great year.
• Winding Creek is the best school there is.

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Interrogative Sentences

• An interrogative sentence
• is also called a question.
• asks a question.
• always ends with a question mark.

• Examples of Interrogative Sentences
• What did you do this summer?
• Which type of book do you like the best?

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Exclamatory Sentences

• An exclamatory sentence
• is also called an exclamation.
• expresses strong emotion.
• always ends with an exclamation point.

• Examples of Exclamatory Sentences
• That movie was great!
• What a beautiful flower!

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Imperative Sentences

• An imperative sentence
• is also called a command
• gives an order
• ends with a period or exclamation point.

• Examples of Imperative Sentences
• Please hand me the remote control.
• Be careful!

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Simple andCompound Sentences

• A simple sentence expresses one complete thought.
• A compound sentence is two or more complete
  thoughts joined together with a conjunction to
  create one sentence.

• Simple Sentence Examples
• I would like to go to the store this afternoon.
• I have a lot of homework to do.
• Compound Sentence Example
• I would like to go to the store this afternoon,
  but I have a lot of
• homework to do.

Compound sentences are always joined by a comma
then a conjunction.