Types of Sentences

Part 1:  Declarative sentence     

A declarative sentence gives information or tells something. 

A declarative sentence ends with a period. 

• My favorite candy is the Snickers bar.
• I like to play golf.
• I am a very good baseball player.

 

Write three of your own declarative sentences in the space provided in your handout.

Part 1:  Imperative sentence     

An imperative sentence gives a command. 

An imperative sentence ends with a period. 

• Close the door.
• George, eat your vegetables.

 

Write three of your own imperative sentences in the space provided in your handout.

Part 1:  Interrogative sentence     

An interrogative sentence asks a question  

An interrogative sentence ends with a question mark. 

• Do you want to go to the store?
• Will you please check over your test before you turn it in? 
• Isn't the sunset beautiful? 

 

Write three of your own interrogative sentences in the space provided in your handout.

Part 1:  Exclamatory sentence     

An exclamatory sentence shows emotion.   

An exclamatory sentence ends with an exclamation point.  

• Look at that! 
• Sara, watch out!  
• We won our first ball game!  

 

Write three of your own exclamatory sentences in the space provided in your handout.

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Part 2: Subjects and Predicates 

    All sentences must have a subject, a predicate, and express a complete thought.

 

Simple Subjects and Predicates 

Subject/noun - The subject of a sentence is the who, what, or where of the sentence.

Subjects of a sentence are nouns (person, place, thing, or idea).

A simple subject is just one word (or words) with no descriptors.

• Sally finished her homework.  (Sally is the subject of this sentence.)

• The science book is on the desk.  (Book is the simple subject of this sentence.  Science describes the book.)

• New York City is a very large city.  (New York City is the subject of this sentence.)

Predicate/verb - The verb of a sentence tells us either what the subject is doing (action), or it tells us something about the subject (linking/state of being). 

• Sally finished her homework.  (Finished is an action verb. It tells what Sally is doing.)

• The science book is on the desk.  (Is is the linking/state of being verb.  It links the subject book to its location on the desk.)

• New York City is a very large city.  (Is is the linking/state of being verb. It links New York City to the its size, very large.)

 Complete Subject and Predicate

The complete subject includes the subject and any words that describe the subject.  The complete subject does not include the verb.

• The large tropical island was destroyed by a hurricane.   

(Island is the simple subject and the words large and tropical describe the island.  The complete subject is highlighted in yellow.) 

• The science book is on the desk.  (Book is the simple subject and the word science describes the book.  The complete subject is highlighted in yellow.) 

 

• The bright yellow house is for sale. (House is the simple subject and the words bright and yellow describe the house.  The complete subject is highlighted in yellow.) 

The verb of a sentence is in the predicate.  The predicate starts with the verb and goes to the end of the sentence.

• Sally finished her homework.  (The entire predicate is in orange.) 

• The science book is on the desk.  (The entire predicate is in orange.) 

• New York City is a very large city.  (The entire predicate is in orange.)

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Part 3:  Sentence Fragments

A sentence missing one of its parts is called a fragment.

            

• finished her homework  (The subject is missing.) 

• The science book  (The predicate is missing.) 

•  a very large city  (The subject is missing.)

          

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