The Sentence

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The Sentence

• English 8
• Ms. Musynske

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Types of Sentences

• Declarative
• Imperative
• Interrogative
• Exclamatory

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Declarative

• A sentence in the form of a statement
• Ends in a period
• Example The boy ran down the block to chase his
  dog.

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Imperative

• A type of sentence that gives advice or
  instructions or that expresses a request or
  demand.
• Example Dont cry because its over. Smile
  because it happened.

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Exclamatory

• Is a sentence that expresses strong feelings by
  making an exclamation (compared to sentences that
  make a statement, express a command, or ask a
  question)
• Example I cant believe it! Reading and writing
  actually paid off!
• Homer Simpson, The Simpsons

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Interrogative

• Is a sentence that asks a question, and ends in a
  question mark
• Example How did it get so late so soon?
• Dr. Suess

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The Sentence

• A sentence is a group of words expressing a
  complete thought.
• A sentence must have a subject and a verb.

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The Subject

• The subject of a sentence is the person or thing
  about which you are talking.
• A subject may be a noun or a pronoun. It can
  NEVER be part of a prep. phrase.

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Examples

• The boy played the game very well.
• The students worked hard on their English
  project.
• All of Ms. Musynskes students love to read. (
  Please God!!)
• I enjoyed reading your letters about your lives.

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Simple subject /Complete subject

• To find the simple subject ask yourself who or
  what before the verb.
• The complete subject is the simple subject plus
  all the modifiers (it tells what the sentence is
  about).

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Identify the following as being simple subj. or
complete subj.

• The girl in the first row read the story to the
  class.
• The students in Ms. Musynskes class listened to
  the tapes of The Monkeys Paw.
• The red and white tulips look lovely.
• The chocolate brownies tasted delicious!!

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Verb or Predicate

• The verb is also called the predicate.
• The verb may be an action or a linking verb.
• Remember the verb may be a verb phrase.

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Simple Predicate/ Complete Predicate

• A simple predicate is just the verb.
• A complete predicate is the verb plus all the
  modifiers.

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Identify the following as being simple pred. or
complete pred.

• Sparks flashed from underneath the hood of the
  car.
• Sparks flashed from underneath the hood.
• Little children should not be alone.
• Little children should not be alone.

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Compound subjects

• A compound subject consists of two or more
  subjects in a sentence.
• Examples
• The Senate and the House are in session.
• The teachers and the principal attended the
  meeting.

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Compound Predicate

• A sentence may have more than one predicate in a
  sentence.
• Examples
• The dog barked and growled.
• We giggled and laughed at the joke.

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Compound parts?

• The producer and the director won Academy Awards.
• The artist sketched and painted the portrait.

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• The children and their parents watched and
  enjoyed the performance.
• We read and studied the novel in class.