Things That Make Ya Go

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Please copy the following info about the types of
sentences into your English notebook.
Things That Make Ya Go

"Hmmm!"
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Kinds of Sentences

• Declarative States a fact, gives information.
  Declarative sentences have a subject and a verb
  and sometimes a direct object.
• Luke grows amazing plants.
• When the president was young, he skated.
• Richard plays the flute.

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Kinds of Sentences

• Interrogative Asks a question, Interrogative
  sentences often start with words that ask
  questions, such as who, why, what, where, which,
  when, how.
• Brittany, are you out of gummy bears?
• What time will Chances plane arrive?
• How is Jibri doing?

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Kinds of Sentences

• Imperative Gives an order. The subject you
  is often implied. The sentence may be just one
  or two words long.
• Run! Implied You run!
• Eat your sushi! Implied You eat your sushi
• Angus, do something about that haggis!

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Kinds of Sentences

• Exclamatory Expresses strong emotion.
• Youre fired!
• I quit!
• You cant quit! Youre fired!
• This is whack! Im ghost!

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Please copy the following info about the types of
clauses into your English notebook.
Things That Make Ya Go

"Hmmm!"
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Independent Clause

• A dependent clause depends on the rest of the
  sentence to make sense. Dependent clauses cannot
  stand alone, even if they have a subject and a
  predicate. They do not form complete sentences.
• Although the Grizzlies tried, they lost the game.
• (Dependent clausenot a simple sentence)
• Heather visits San Felipe twice a year because
  she loves it.
• (Dependent clausenot a simple sentence)

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Dependent Clause

• A comma sometimes separates one
  clause from another.
• While she waited at the light, Caroline did her
  nails.
• (dependent clause)
  (independent clause)
• The dependent clauses although the Grizzlies
  tried, because he loves it, and while she
  waited at the light cannot stand
  alone. They depend on the rest of the sentence
  for meaning.

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Thats it.