Sentence Structures

What is the complete predicate of the following sentence?

We had to leave the party because the room was so crowded.

• had to leave the party because the room was so crowded

• because the room was so crowded

• We

• was crowded

What is the subject of the following sentence?

Up the hill, the travelers stumbled upon a beautiful lake.

• hill

• lake

• stumbled

• travelers

What is a clause?

• a group of words containing a subject but no verb

• a group of words that contains both a subject and a verb.

• a group of words containing a verb but no subject

• Those merry folk who live at the North Pole.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.RI.6.4

Find the dependent clause:

• A point has no length or width

• When you mean line segment

• He uses a ruler

• Every square is a rectangle

What type of sentence is the following?

The facts that are taught in math classes can be useful in practical problems.

• Interrogative

• Imperative

• Declarative

• Exclamatory

Which sentences start with an independent clause and ends with a dependent clause?

• Because it was so cold.

• Jay asked the store clerk for directions.

• Dinah read a magazine while she waited for the bus.

• Joyce enjoyed geometry more that she enjoyed algebra.

What is the simple predicate in the sentence below:

Flamenco is a traditional dance from southern Spain.

• is

• is traditional

• Flamenco

• from

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

What is the simple predicate in the sentence below:

Brightly colored dresses are the costume of female flamenco dancers.

• are the

• of dancers

• are

• Brightly colored dresses

What is the simple subject in the sentence below?

The beautiful dresses look frilly.

• beautiful dresses

• frilly

• look frilly

• dresses

What type of sentence is the following?

Tegan and Ayden both tried new dishes at their favorite restaurant; they ordered California rolls.

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Neither