SIMPLE SENTENCES

Q. What is the subject of a sentence?

• the verb

• the action in the sentence

• tells who or what the sentence is about

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

Q. What is the predicate of a sentence?

• Who the sentence is about?

• tells what the subject is or does

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

Q. True or False: The complete subject is in red and the complete predicate is in blue?

My mom drove us to Chuck E. Cheese's.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

Q. Identify the complete predicate below.

After school we are going to Dairy Queen for ice cream.

• After School

• are going to Dairy Queen for ice cream

• are going

• for ice cream

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

Q. What is the complete subject?

The problem on the test was hard to answer

• The problem

• The problem on the test

• was hard

• was hard to answer.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

Q. True of False:The complete subject of the sentence below is in blue.Santa Claus lives at the North Pole.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

Q. Is this sentence a simple sentence?

Lisa got sent to the principal's office because she was late.

• YES

• NO

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.7.1B

Q. Select the simple sentences.

• This is a complex sentence.

• I want a new cat, but I haven't saved enough money yet.

• I brought my umbrella with me in case it rains.

• Are you going to the party, Tom?

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.7.1B

Q. A simple sentence has...

• Two independent clauses

• One dependent clause

• No compound verbs

• One independent clause

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.7.1B

Q. Select the simple sentences.

• I find doing work on my laptop to be quite enjoyable.

• The kitten was warm and fuzzy.

• Please come here!

• Shawn is a great writer, but his spelling is terrible.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.7.1B