Sentence Structure

A sentence must have at least a subject and a verb.

• Yes

• No

True or False?

One sentence has only one idea.

• False

• True

Who/what is the SUBJECT in this sentence? 
Shaking the tree violently, Morton imagined having a big gold helmet.

• tree
• Morton
• helmet
• gold

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

Which part of the sentence is an INDEPENDENT CLAUSE?After filling his pockets with gold coins, Mr. Morton laughed and laughed.

• Mr. Morton laughed and laughed.
• After filling his pockets
• with gold
• filling his pockets

Which part of the sentence is a DEPENDENT CLAUSE?After summer is over, we will be in 8th grade.

• we will be in 8th grade
• After summer is over,
• in 8th grade
• summer is over

What is the complete predicate?

The archaeologists find mummies.

• mummies

• the archaeologists

• find mummies

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is the complete predicate?

In King Tut's tomb, there were golden chariots, jeweled chests, and statues.

• King Tut's tomb

• in

• there were

• were golden chariots, jeweled chests, and statues

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Barney brought a ham sandwich for lunch.

What is the simple subject?

• ham

• ham sandwich

• Barney

• lunch

In what year did the first athlete appear on a Wheaties box?

• declarative
• interrogative
• imperative
• exclamatory

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

Oh, I love Wheaties!

• declarative
• interrogative
• imperative
• exclamatory