Subjects and Predicates

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Sentences

Subjects and Predicates

For Numbers 1 through 10, tell whether the sentence is declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory. Fill in the circle for the answer you choose.

1. My shoes are red and black
¡ / Declarative
¡ / Interrogative
¡ / Imperative
¡ / Exclamatory
/ 2. What a wonderful day we had
¡ / Declarative
¡ / Interrogative
¡ / Imperative
¡ / Exclamatory
3. Is California the largest state
¡ / Declarative
¡ / Interrogative
¡ / Imperative
¡ / Exclamatory
/ 4. Can I please borrow a pencil
¡ / Declarative
¡ / Interrogative
¡ / Imperative
¡ / Exclamatory
5. Place the paper in the envelope
¡ / Declarative
¡ / Interrogative
¡ / Imperative
¡ / Exclamatory
/ 6. I like to draw cats in my sketch pad
¡ / Declarative
¡ / Interrogative
¡ / Imperative
¡ / Exclamatory
7. The ducks swam in the pond
yesterday
¡ / Declarative
¡ / Interrogative
¡ / Imperative
¡ / Exclamatory
/ 8. What a fun party this is
¡ / Declarative
¡ / Interrogative
¡ / Imperative
¡ / Exclamatory

For Numbers 9 through 12, choose the part of the sentence that needs to be corrected. If no part needs to be corrected, choose “None.”

9. my friends and I like to go to the park . None

¡ / ¡ / ¡ / ¡

10. What is the name of your horse! None

¡ / ¡ / ¡ / ¡

11. The student needed to sharpen his pencil? None

¡ / ¡ / ¡ / ¡

12. Can you please come to my party this weekend? None

¡ / ¡ / ¡ / ¡

For Numbers 13 through 16, choose the sentence that is complete and written correctly.

13.
¡ / My dog running and barking.
¡ / My dog long brown hair.
¡ / My dog is my best friend.
¡ / My dog in the field.
/ 14.
¡ / Hanging from the apple tree.
¡ / Flying through the night.
¡ / Hunting for the fox.
¡ / He hunted for the fox.
15.
¡ / She likes to sit in her old chair.
¡ / She looks out the window!
¡ / She watches the clouds.
¡ / The clouds were fluffy?
/ 16.
¡ / The bird began to sing
¡ / the sound was beautiful.
¡ / I was very quiet?
¡ / I didn’t want the bird to stop.

17-20. These are some sentences that were written by a third grader. There are four mistakes. Draw a line through the mistake and correct it above it.

michael went to the carnival last night. He won a huge brown teddy bear? his sister was sad because she didn’t win. Michael gave her the bear. She smiled and thanked him?

Read the following sentences. Identify if the underlined part is the subject or predicate of the sentence.

21. The kangaroo hopped swiftly into
the brush.
¡ / subject
¡ / predicate
/ 22. The farmers harvested the corn from the fields.
¡ / subject
¡ / predicate

Combine the following predicates to make a better sentence.

Brian went to the court.
Brian played basketball.

25.

NEW SENTENCE:______

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The bottle dropped on the floor.
The bottle broke.

26.

NEW SENTENCE:______

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Combine the following subjects to make a better sentence.

The monkeys were in the zoo.
The gorillas were in the zoo.

28.

NEW SENTENCE:______

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Cards make people smile.
Flowers make people smile.

29.

NEW SENTENCE:______

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Draw a slash ( / ) between the subject noun and predicate verb.

30. My sister plays horseshoes at the picnic.

31. Mrs. Newsome took her class to the museum.

Use this base sentence and make it better. You may add words to make it more interesting. Remember to use correct capitalization and punctuation.

The boy ran down the street.

32. ______

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Write the type of sentence indicated. Make sure to remember capitalization and punctuation.

33. Declarative-______

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34. Interrogative-______

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35. Imperative-______

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36. Exclamatory-______

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Read each definition. Find the correct answer in the chart

below. Fill in the circle next to that answer.

37. I am a sentence that asks a
question. What am I?
¡ / Declarative
¡ / Interrogative
¡ / Imperative
¡ / Exclamatory
/ 38. I am a sentence that shows
sudden feeling and emotions.
What am I?
¡ / Declarative
¡ / Interrogative
¡ / Imperative
¡ / Exclamatory
39. I am a sentence that commands
you to do something. What am I?
¡ / Declarative
¡ / Interrogative
¡ / Imperative
¡ / Exclamatory
/ 40. I am a sentence that tells a
statement. What am I?
¡ / Declarative
¡ / Interrogative
¡ / Imperative
¡ / Exclamatory