Understanding Sentence Types and Structure

Identify the sentence type: “What time does the event start?”

• Declarative

• Interrogative

• Imperative

• Exclamatory

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Which example represents an imperative sentence?

• The dog barks.

• What a lovely day!

• Please shut the door.

• Why are you here?

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

How does an interrogative sentence differ from a declarative one?

• An interrogative gives a command; a declarative asks a question.

• An interrogative asks a question; a declarative makes a statement.

• An interrogative gives information; a declarative questions.

• An interrogative gives information; a declarative expresses excitement.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Which of the sentences is exclamatory?

• “Can you play this game?”

• “Wow, what a surprise!”

• “I’ll go after lunch.”

• “Turn off the lights.”

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Identify the simple subject in: “The girl and her friend are going to the park.”

• The girl

• Her friend

• The girl and her friend

• Going to the park

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is the simple predicate in: “The dog barked at the stranger”?

• Dog

• Loudly

• Barked

• Barked loudly

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Which part of “The students and their teacher went on a trip” is the complete subject?

• The students and their teacher

• Went on a trip

• On a field trip

• Field trip

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Which sentence has a compound predicate?

• The boys played and ran home.

• The boys and girls played.

• The coach arrived early.

• The teacher gave a test.

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

Which is a simple sentence?

• The wind howled, but trees stood.

• The rain fell.

• I love to read and write daily.

• Though tired, I finished work.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which sentence is compound?

• I’ll go to the park; my sister wants to stay.

• My brother loves toys.

• The dog barks outside.

• I baked cookies; it’s my friend’s birthday.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B