Practice Worksheet: Sentences Flashcards

Vocabulary and grammatical concepts covering sentence types, subjects, and predicates from the Practice Worksheet.

Statement

A sentence type that makes a declaration or states a fact, such as "I am tired." or "The dog is barking."

Question

A sentence type used to ask for information, such as "Where on earth is my drawing file?" or "What time is it?"

Imperative

A sentence type that expresses a command, request, or instruction, such as "Open the door, please." or "Beware of pickpockets in this region."

Exclamation / Exclamatory

A sentence type that expresses strong feeling or emotion, such as "What a beautiful sunset!" or "How wonderful it is!"

Subject

The part of a sentence that names who or what the sentence is about, such as "The little boy" in "The little boy found a lost puppy."

Predicate

The part of a sentence that tells what the subject does or is, such as "found a lost puppy" in "The little boy found a lost puppy."

Compound Subject Example

"My friend and I" in the sentence "My friend and I are going to the football ground."

Subject Example: "The tall building"

The subject of the sentence "The tall building stood near the river."

Predicate Example: "rises in the east"

The predicate of the sentence "The sun rises in the east."

Imperative Sentence Example: Negative Command

"Don't be late."