Grade 8 Test-Types Of Sentences

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What is a predicate in a sentence?

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The predicate is the part of a sentence that tells what the subject does or is. It includes the verb and any objects or modifiers.

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Identify the predicate in the sentence: 'Rory does the laundry at the laundromat.'

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does the laundry, does the laundry at the laundromat

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Identify the predicate in the sentence: 'Bees have remarkable abilities.'

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have remarkable abilities, have

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What are the three types of sentences?

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Simple, Compound, Complex.

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Name the type of sentence: 'You shouldn’t have done this to me.'

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Simple.

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What is an independent clause?

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An independent clause is a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence. It has a subject and a verb.

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Name the clause in the sentence: 'John raced his car on the street.'

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Independent clause.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A dependent clause is a group of words that cannot stand alone as a sentence. It does not express a complete thought.

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Identify the predicate in the sentence: 'The saber-toothed tiger is extinct.'

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is extinct, is.

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What is a simple sentence?

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A simple sentence consists of a single independent clause with no dependent clauses.