Identifying Sentence Types and Subjects

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What is a declarative sentence?

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A declarative sentence makes a statement and ends with a period.

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What is an interrogative sentence?

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An interrogative sentence asks a question and ends with a question mark.

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What is an exclamatory sentence?

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An exclamatory sentence shows strong emotion and ends with an exclamation mark.

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What is an imperative sentence?

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An imperative sentence gives a command or request and can end with a period or an exclamation mark.

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The subject is the part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about.

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What is a conjunction?

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A conjunction is a word that joins words or groups of words together.

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What is a fragment?

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A fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought.

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What is a run-on sentence?

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A run-on sentence is two or more complete sentences that are incorrectly joined together.

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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.

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What is a complement in a sentence?

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A complement is a word or group of words that completes the meaning of the subject or verb.