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Grammar Unit 1 – Sentences
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Types of Sentences
• Declarative-makes a statement and ends a with a period
• Interrogative- asks a question and ends with a question mark
• Imperative- tells or asks someone to do something and ends with a period
• Exclamatory- expresses strong feeling and ends with an exclamation mark
Practice- Identify the type of each sentence.
⇒ I went to the library to find information for my report.
⇒ What a great selection of resources it had!
⇒ Isn’t the library a wonderful place to find information?
⇒ Go to the library tomorrow.
Combining Sentences
• Two simple sentences, which have similar ideas, can be combined into a compound
sentence by using a comma and then a conjunction (and, but, or).
Practice- Combine each pair of sentences into one compound sentence. Use a comma and
a conjunction.
⇒ My grandfather makes kites. I love to fly them.
⇒ My grandfather cuts the wood. I help him tie the pieces.
⇒ I choose the fabric for the kite. I don’t sew the pieces.
Subjects and Predicates
• Every sentence has a subject and a predicate.
• The complete subject includes all the words that tell whom or what the sentence is about.
• The complete predicate includes all the words that tell what the subject does or is.
• The simple subject is the main word or words in the complete subject. It tells exactly
whom or what the sentence is about.
• The simple predicate is the main word or words in the complete predicate. It tells exactly
what the subject does or is and is always a verb.
• A compound subject has two or more simple subjects that have the same predicate. They
are joined by the word ‘and’ or ‘or.’
• A compound predicate has two or more simple predicates that have the same subject.
They are joined by the word ‘and’ or ‘or.’
Practice- Draw a vertical line between the complete subject and complete predicate. Write
an ‘S’ above the simple or compound subject(s) and write a ‘P’ above the simple or
compound predicate(s).
⇒ My sister and I wanted to earn some extra money.
⇒ My job of sweeping the floor made me tired and dirty.
⇒ The players dribbled and passed the ball.
⇒ Teachers and parents gathered supplies.
Correcting Run-on Sentences
• A run-on sentence joins together two or more sentences that should be written separately.
• You can correct a run-on sentence by separating two complete ideas into two sentences.
• You can also correct a run-on sentence by rewriting it as a compound sentence, using a
comma and a conjunction (and, but, or).
Practice- Correct the run-on sentences.
⇒ Our class boarded the bus we headed for the campgrounds.
⇒ We could sleep on the ground we could sleep on cots.
⇒ I was worried about seeing bears I didn’t see any.