Grammer Test Flashcards
sentence fragment
is a group of words that looks like a sentence but that does not contain both a subject and a verb or does not express a complete thought
Sentence
Word or word group that contains a subject and verb that expresses complete though
subject
tells whom or what the sentence is about
predicate
of a sentence tells something about the subject
simple subject
is the main word or word group that tells whom or what the sentence is about
complete subject
consists of all the words that tell whom or what a sentence is about
simple predicate(verb)
is the main word or word group that tells something about the subject
complete predicate
consists of a verb and all the words that modify the verb and complete its meaning
verb phrase
verbs that include one or more helping verbs
compound subject
consists of two or more subjects that are joined by a conjunction and that have the same verb
compound verb
consists of two or more verbs that are joined by a conjunction and that have the same subject
declarative sentence
makes a statement and ends with a period
imperative sentence
gives a command or makes a request. Most imperative sentences end with a period.
interrogative sentence
asls a question and ends with a question mark
exclamatory sentence
show excitement or expresses strong feelings and ends with an exclamation point