Sentences Sentence – a set of words that contains a subject and a predicate and conveys a statement, command, question, or an exclamation. Sentence Parts Subject – what/who the sentence is about Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system. Predicate – what the subject does The cat is sleeping in the sun.
Sentence Types Declarative – a sentence that makes a statement (ends with a period mark) The weather is warm and sunny, a perfect day for a picnic. Imperative – a sentence that makes a command (ends with a period mark) Stop feeding the cat from the table. Interrogative – a sentence that asks a question (ends with a question mark) Where is your new cat? Exclamatory – a sentence that expresses great emotion, passion, excitement (ends with an exclamation mark) Ice cream sundaes are my favorite!
Sentence Patterns Simple Sentence: A sentence that is just one independent clause. I was tired after working all day, so I decided to go to sleep early. Compound Sentence: A sentence with multiple independent clauses, but no dependent clauses - connected by FANBOYS (coordinating conjunctions) or a semicolon (;).
