English: The Sentence and Its Parts Test (pt. 1)

Compound Subjects and Verbs

-A sentence can have more than one subject or verb. -A compound subject is made up of two or more subjects that share a verb. They are joined by a conjunction. -A compound verb is made up of two or more verbs or verb phrases that are joined by a conjunction and have the same subject. -A compound predicate is made up of a compound verb and all the words that go with each verb. Examples: `Extreme danger' and `exciting challenges' are important. The exhausted driver `ached and moaned.' Both groups `must be in top physical condition and must be ready for any emergency.'

Simple Subjects and Predicates

-Every sentence has two basic parts: a subject and a predicate. -A subject tells whom or what the sentence is about. (who is doing the action) -The predicate tells what the subject is or does or what happens to the subject. (verb) EX: `The large blue truck' /smashed [into the guardrail.] -The basic elements of a sentence are the simple subject and the simple predicate. -When a subject or predicate (verb) are missing, the group of words is a sentence fragment. -The simple subject is the key word or words in the subject, excluding modifiers. -The simple predicate is the verb or verb phrase in the sentence, excluding modifiers.

Complete Subjects and Predicates

-The complete subject includes the simple subject and all words that modify, or tell more about, it. -The complete predicate includes the verb and all the words that modify, or tell more about, it. EX: `Disaster movies' /fascinate nearly everyone. `Romantic comedies' /are (verb) perfect [for a first date.] 'Horror films' /are popular [in October.]

Prepositions

-about -before -during -off -toward -above -behind -except -on -under -across-below -for -onto -underneath -after -beneath - from -out -until -against -beside -in -outside -up -along -between -inside -over -upon -among -beyond -into -since -with -around -by -like -through -within -as despite -near -throughout -without -at -down -of -to -according to -aside from -because of -by means of-in addition to -in front of -in place of -in spite of-instead of -on account of -out of -prior to

Kinds of Sentences

There are four main types of sentences: -declarative - expresses a fact, with, intent, or feeling; always ends with a period -interrogative - asks a question; always ends with a question mark -imperative - expresses a command, request, or direction; usually ends in a period, but can sometimes end in an exclamation point--there is a special subject -exclamatory - expresses strong feeling; always ends with an exclamation point