Sentence Structure Challenge

What are the four types of sentences?

• objective

• subjective

• descriptive

• narrative

• declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory

Explain the difference between a simple sentence and a compound sentence.

• A simple sentence has one independent clause, whereas a compound sentence has two or more independent clauses.

• A simple sentence is always a question, whereas a compound sentence is always a statement.

• A simple sentence contains only nouns, whereas a compound sentence contains only verbs.

• A simple sentence has two independent clauses, whereas a compound sentence has one independent clause.

How can you identify a sentence fragment?

• Check for subject-verb agreement

• Look for incomplete phrases or clauses that cannot stand alone as a sentence.

• Look for proper punctuation

• Count the number of words in the sentence

Provide an example of a complex sentence.

• She studied hard, so she passed the exam.

• Despite the traffic, they arrived on time.

• He went to the store, and he bought some groceries.

• Although it was raining, they decided to go for a walk.

What punctuation marks are commonly used in sentences?

• ampersands (&)

• asterisks (*)

• slashes (/)

• periods (.), commas (,), question marks (?), exclamation points (!), colons (:), semicolons (;), quotation marks (") and apostrophes ('

What is the subject of a sentence?

• The verb of a sentence

• The punctuation in a sentence

• The conjunction in a sentence

• The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something in the sentence.

What is the predicate of a sentence?

• The predicate of a sentence is the noun

• The predicate of a sentence is the verb

• The predicate of a sentence is the part that tells what the subject is or does.

• The predicate of a sentence is the object

Identify the sentence structure in the following sentence: 'The cat sat on the mat.'

• Object-Subject-Verb

• Verb-Subject-Object

• Subject-Object-Verb

• Subject-Verb-Object

What is a run-on sentence?

• A run-on sentence is a sentence that contains two or more independent clauses without proper punctuation or conjunctions to separate them.

• A run-on sentence is a sentence that is too short.

• A run-on sentence is a sentence that lacks proper capitalization.

• A run-on sentence is a sentence that contains only one clause.

How can you fix a run-on sentence?

• Ignore the run-on sentence and leave it as is

• Use a comma to separate independent clauses

• Use a period, semicolon, or conjunction to separate or connect independent clauses.

• Replace all punctuation with exclamation marks