Unit 1 The Sentence

Choose the sentence

• A tornado hit the barn.

• In the middle of the day.

• Since it happened so fast.

• noise of the storm alone.

What type of sentence is the following: What an exciting movie we saw!

• declarative

• interrogative

• imperative

• exclamatory

What type of sentence is the following: Ms. du Toit is going to Italy.

• declarative

• interrogative

• imperative

• exclamatory

Which is the complete SUBJECT? A helicopter flies over the city.

• A helicopter flies

• A helicopter flies over

• helicopter

• A helicopter

Which is the complete Predicate? A reporter observes the traffic.

• A reporter observes

• observes the traffic.

• the traffic.

• observes

What is the simple subject? The little girl sang joyfully.

• The little girl

• little

• girl

• sang

Which of the following is the simple Predicate? The hairy dog ran after the ball.

• ran

• the ball

• ran after the ball.

• dog

What is the subject for: Please don't forget your homework.

• homework

• you

• your

• forget

Which is the right conjunction? Sue (?) I were lost

• and

• so

• but

• or

Which is the right conjunction? Should we go east (?) west?

• and

• but

• so

• or