Grammar 3: Units 8-9 [the sentence and summaries] Flashcards
What kind of sentence makes a statement and ends with a period?
a declarative sentence
What kind of sentence ends with a question mark? [it asks a question]
an interrogative sentence
What kind of sentence gives a command or makes a request and can end in either a period or an exclamation point?
an imperative sentence
What kind of sentence shows sudden or strong feeling and ends in an exclamation point?
an exclamatory sentence
What is a group of words that always has a subject and a predicate [verb]?
a sentence
What is a verb phrase?
the main verb and its helping verbs
What is the subject of an imperative sentence?
understood you
What completes the meaning begun by the subject and verb?
a complement
What questions do you ask to find the complement?
who, whom, or where
What is a fragment?
a separated sentence part that does not express a complete thought
What do you call two or more sentences written incorrectly as one sentence?
a run-on
What is a summary?
a brief composition that states the main idea of a longer piece of writing
How long should a summary be?
one third the length of the original
