English 1st Qtr Flashcards
Sentences may be classified as 1._____, 2. ______, 3.______ and 4. _________.
- declarative
2.interrogative
3.imperative
4.exclamatory
A _________ states a fact or expresses an opinion. It ends with a period.
declarative sentence
An ______ asks a question. It ends with a question mark.
interrogative sentence
An _______ expresses a command or a request. It ends with a period.
imperative sentence
An __________ expresses a sudden emotion. It ends with an exclamation point.
exclamatory sentence
a group of words that does not express a complete thought
phrase
word or a group of words that expresses a complete thought.
sentence
A sentence has two parts: ______ and ______.
subject
predicate
It refers to “who” or “what” the sentence is about
subject
A subject which is usually a noun or a pronoun is called?
simple subject
A subject which consists of a noun or a pronoun with all its modifiers is called?
complete subject
It tells something about the subject is called?
predicate
A predicate which refers to a verb that expresses either an action or a state of being is called?
simple predicate
A predicate which consists of a verb with all its modifiers is called?
complete predicate
Is composed of sentences which are organized and related to one topic is called?
paragraph
A space before the first sentence of a paragraph is what we call an ______ which signals the start of a specific paragraph.
indention
What are the three parts of a paragraph?
topic sentence, supporting sentences, and the concluding sentence.
The ___________________ sentence tells us about the topic of the paragraph.
topic
The ___________________ sentences tell us more about the topic
supporting
The ___________________ sentence closes the paragraph by giving an advice or describing briefly what are the things being discussed about the topic.
concluding
It states the main idea of a paragraph is called?
Topic sentence
They support the topic sentence. They explain the main idea. They give details relating to the main idea is called?
Supporting sentences
It restates or sums up the main idea is called?
Closing sentence.
The two words at the very top of the page are called?
guide words