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A sentence is made up of words and expresses a complete thought. In order to complete thought, a sentence must contain a
subject and predicate.

• Subject- is the person, place, thing, or idea doing or being something.

• Predicate-describes the subject.

For a sentence to express a complete thought, it must have a subject and a predicate.

Examples: Magellan discovered Mactan.

He is ill.

Birds fly.

• A fragment is not a complete sentence. It lacks the subject or the predicate, or even both the subject and the predicate.

 Received your notice this morning (subject is missing)

 Will first deposit check (subject is missing)

 Hoping this meets your approva (no subject or predicate)

Simple Subjects & Simple Predicates

Circle the complete subject of each sentence below. Underline the complete predicate.

Ex. Colorful fireworks lit up the sky.

1. Doctor Sullivan and his talking parrot arrived at the party.

2. I bought a checkered shirt for Nathan.

3. My whole family ate dinner together.

Circle the simple subject in each sentence.

Ex. The old, wooden motorboat floats on the pond.

4. The tote bag in the closet was filled with books.

5. My brand new smartphone needs to be charged.

6. Mr. McGee's daughter plays soccer with her friends.

Circle the simple predicate in each sentence.

Ex. James and his friend George played football.

7. My father told me to turn off the lights.

8. Melissa built a giant dollhouse for her sister.

9. This tiny mouse chewed a giant hole in my sneaker.

10. Now TRY this: Write a simple sentence. Underline the simple subject and encircle the simple predicate.

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KINDS OF SENTENCES ACCORDING TO USE

1. An exclamatory sentence- conveys a strong feeling or sudden emotion. It ends with exclamation point (!).
Examples: He is the thief!

He is wonderful!

2. An interrogative sentence- asks a question. It ends with a question mark (?)

Example: Where do you live?

3. An imperative sentence-asks request or commands someone to do something. It usually ends with a period (.) but sometimes an
exclamation point.

Examples: Clear the road at once!

Please bring my book tomorrow.

4. A declarative sentence-makes a statement. It ends with a period (.).

Example: We seem very close to a major discovery.

Let’s Practice!

Imperative Add the milk to the dry ingredients slowly.

Activity 1 Identifying the Four Kinds of Sentences. Identify each sentence below as declarative, interrogative, imperative, or
exclamatory.

___________________1. Who was the first female astronaut?

___________________2. Buckle your seatbelt even for short trips.

___________________3. Please put the stamped envelopes in this box.

___________________4. You must be joking!

___________________5. What a thrill that ride was!

Activity 2 Choosing the Correct End Mark for the Sentence. On the line provided, supply an appropriate end mark for each
sentence below.

EXAMPLE: English has many interesting names for groups of animals.

1. Give us some examples _____

2. Have you ever heard of a leap of leopards ____

3. A gam is a group of whales _____

4. Whales are mammals ___

5. Whales, dolphins, and porpoises are mammals that look like big fish _____