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Whole Sentences
#1 Name the COMPLETE predicate in the following sentence: 'Metropolitan areas include suburbs.' What is: include suburbs
#2 Name the COMPLETE subject in the following sentence: 'Real- estate developers need help for planning.' What is' real estate developers
#3 What is the simple predicate in the following sentence: 'The dog ran outside'. What is Ran?
#4 Name the simple subject in the following sentence: 'The blonde girl went shopping at the mall.' What is Girl?
#5 The _____________________(two words) includes the verb andall the words that complete the verb's meaning. What is: Complete Predicate
Kinds of Sentences
#1 This kind of sentence makes a statement and always ends with a period? What is: Declarative?
#2 This kind of sentence shows a strong emotion or feelings and always ends with the same punctuation. What is Exclamatory?
#3 Name this type of sentence: 'Are you going to the basketball game tonight?' What is: Interrogative?
#4 This type of sentence tells or asks someone to do something and can have two different puncutation endings. What is: Imperative?
#5 Name what kind of sentence the following is: 'Show me your photographs.' What is: Imperative?
Verbs
#1 A _____________ ___________(two words) is made up of a main verb and one or more helping verbs. What is: Verb Phrase?
#2 This type of verb helps a main verb express an action or show time. What is: Helping Verb
#3 This type of verb can stand by itself as the simple predicate of a sentence. What is: Main Verb
#4 Name the verb phrase in the following sentence: 'Pollution is endangering animals and plants.' What is: is endangering?
#5 Name the helping verb in the following sentence: 'Modern industries have allowed cities and towns to flourish.' What is: have?
NOUNS
#1 A noun is a : _______, _______, _________ What is: a person, place, or thing
#2 This type of noun is always capitalized. What is: Proper Noun?
#3 Name a common noun in the following sentence: 'The dog was tired.' What is: dog?
#4 Singular to Plural: We add this ending to a singular noun that ends in 's, sh, ch, x, or z' to make it plural. What is: - es?
#5 galaxy in its plural form (spelled out) What is: g a l a x i e s?
Subjects- Unusual Order and Complements
#1 The subject in the following sentence: 'Are you walking to the Brooklyn Bridge?' What is: YOU?
#2 The subject of a command, or an imperative sentence, is usually ________. What is: YOU?
#3 A word or group of words that follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject. What is: Subject Complement?
#4 The predicate noun in the following sentence: 'Philadephia is the largest city in Pennsylvania.' What is: City? ( city defines Philadelphia)
#5 The predicate adjective in the following sentence: 'Philadelphia cheesesteaks taste great.' What is: Great? (great describes cheesesteaks')
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