What is a Sentence?

linking verb

A verb that does not show action but connects the subject with a word in the predicate (Roses ARE red)

Conjunction

a word that joins two phrases or sentences

declarative sentence

a sentence that makes a statement

sentence

A group of words that expresses a complete thought

interrogative sentence

A sentence that asks a question

imperative sentence

A sentence that requests or commands.

complete subject

Includes all the words that tell whom or what the sentence is about

comma

Used to separate parts of a sentence

sentence fragment

a sentence missing a subject or verb or complete thought

exclamatory sentence

a sentence that conveys excitement or strong emotion

run-on sentence

made up of two or more sentences that are incorrectly run together as a single sentence

action verb

shows action (He RAN)

Predicate

tells what the subject is or does

simple subject

the main word in the complete subject

simple predicate (main verb)

the main word or verb that tells something about the subject

compound predicate

two or more simple predicates, or verbs, with the same subject

compound subject

two or more subjects joined together usually by "and" or "or" that share a common verb

subject

who or what the sentence is about