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10 Cards in this Set
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What is a declarative sentence?
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Makes a statement ends with a period.
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What is an interrogative sentence?
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Asks a question ends in a question mark.
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What is an imperative sentence?
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Can make a strong command or make a request STOP YELLING NOW! That is a strong command said with lots of authority If somebody says please keep your voice down my head is hurting that is making a command or request in a mild manner or tone. That would end with a period.
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what is an exclamatory sentence?
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A sentence written so as to express strong emotion or surprise Oh My Goodness you scared me! Ernest and I are getting married! I am having a baby I am so happy! Ouch that hurt I hit my head on the car door! Those are all sentences expressing strong emotion or surprise
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What is a simple subject?
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the noun or pronoun that names what the sentence is about
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What is a compound subject?
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Some sentences contain 2 or more subjects joined together with a coordinating conjunction those subjects together form a compound subject
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what is predicate?
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indicates what the subject does what happened to the subject or what is being said about the subject
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what is a simple predicate?
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The main verb plus its helping verbs together known as the verb phrase
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what is the complete predicate?
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consists of the simple predicate, its modifiers, and any complements words that complete the meaning of the verb
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what is a compound predicate?
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some sentences have 2 or more predicates joined together by a coordinating conjunction these predicates together form a compound predicate
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