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English Chapter 1 – Sentences Study Sheet USE YOUR BOOK & NOTES TO REVIEW! Sentences: Pages 2 – 3 What is a sentence? – a group of words that expresses a complete thought Know what makes a complete sentence. What is the subject? – tells who or what the sentence is about What is the predicate? – tells what the subject is or does Four Kinds of Sentences: Pages 4 – 7 Know the four different kinds of sentences: Declarative Sentence – makes a statement, ends with a period Interrogative Sentence – asks a question, ends with a question mark Imperative Sentence – gives a command or makes a request, usually ends in a period, subject is you, which is not stated Exclamatory Sentence – expresses strong or sudden emotion, ends with an exclamation point Complete Subjects & Complete Predicates: Pages 8 - 9 Make sure you can identify the complete subject of a sentence and the complete predicate of a sentence. Complete Subject – Includes the specific person, place, or thing and all the words that go with it. **Complete subject is underlined simple subject is bolded** Ex: All the students like to learn new things. Complete Predicate – The verb and all the words relating to it. **Complete predicate is underlined simple predicate is bolded** Ex: Jamie and Marie are excited about the class. Simple Subjects and Simple Predicates: Pages 10 - 11 Make sure you can identify the simple subject of a sentence. Simple Subject – The most important word in the subject, the noun. Ex: The flag waved in the wind. Simple Predicate – The verb describing what the subject is or does Not all simple predicates show ACTION. Some use being verbs: is, are, were ect. Ex: The principal raised the flag. Compound Subjects: Pages 12 - 13 Make sure you can identify the compound subject of sentence and the conjunction that connects them. Compound Subject – has two or more simple subjects connected by the word and or the word or. Conjunction: the word and or the word or Compound Predicates: Pages 14 - 15 Make sure you can identify the compound predicate of sentence and the conjunction that connects them. Compound Predicate – has two or more simple predicates connected by the word and, the word but, or the word or Conjunction – The word and, the word but, or the word or Direct Objects: Pages 16 - 17 Make sure you can identify the direct object of the sentence along with the action verb it follows. Direct Object – the noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb. To find the Direct Object of a sentence, ask whom or what after the verb. Ex: The Mississippi River divides the country. Action Verb: divides What does the Mississippi River divide? Direct Object: Country Subject Complements: Pages 18 – 19 Make sure you can identify the subject complement of the sentence. Subject Complement: Follows a linking verb. It is usually a noun or adjective that tells more about the subject, renames it or describes it. Ex: The storm was a tornado. Subject: The storm Linking Verb: was Subject Complement: a tornado Ex: The winds are strong. Subject: The winds Linking Verb: are Subject Complement: strong Compound Sentences: Pages 20 – 21 Make sure you can identify a compound sentence. Compound Sentence – When two short sentences related to each other are combined by inserting a comma followed by a conjunction, and, or, or but. Ex: 2 Sentences: The lights flickered. They did not go out. Compound Sentence: The lights flickered, but they did not go out. Run – On Sentences: Pages 22 – 23 Make sure you can identify a run – on sentence. Run – On Sentence – results when two sentences are combined but not connected properly. Ex: I needed milk the store did not have any.