Grammar and Language Workbook, Part 1: Grammar

1 GrammarGrammar45 Unit 1, Subjects, Predicates, and Sentences47 Copyright by Glencoe/McGraw-HillName _____ Class _____ Date _____GrammarUnit 1: Subjects, Predicates, and SentencesLesson 1 Kinds of Sentences: Declarative and InterrogativeA sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. Different kindsof sentences have different purposes. A declarative sentencemakes a begins with a capital letter and ends with a period. An interrogative sentenceasks a question. It begins with a capital letter and ends with a question hobby is reading mystery books.

2 (declarative)Have you read the latest Nancy Drew book? (interrogative) Exercise 1 Write in the blank dec. before each declarative sentence and int. beforeeach interrogative you ever played a mandolin? and ice kept us housebound last you know how to word process? much do these sweaters cost? shelves smell like lemon you think my hair is too long? worked long hours to finish her painting. you going to Richard s party? the English test difficult? and his dad won the sack think blue is my favorite rusty hinges creaked as Grant opened the old you born in Montana, or did you move here?

3 You help me with my homework tonight? wiped her hand across her expression is an is the computer games champion in our you ever seen purple cotton candy? year s starting quarterback is a math s going to bring the noisemakers? the squirrels eat all the tulip bulbs? Exercise 2 Write dec. before each declarative sentence and int. before eachinterrogative sentence. Add correct punctuation and capitalization where library has several good books on the you met Nadine? you help me with my home economics project?

4 Perched briefly on Aunt Kara s the leaves had fallen from the tree within a day or you name that tune? is visiting with her aunt this makes dinner on Tuesdays while his mom you looked it up in the encyclopedia? can t leave until I finish my lives in the apartment above Mrs. you taken any classes at the art museum? you make a copy of that photograph for me? did Katherine tear the cartilage in her knee? walked across the floor on his you heard Amelia sing her solo? you see that boy in the plumed hat?

5 You like to go to the park with us? refrigerator is almost spider web wasn t here strand of ivy was painted around Marcia s _____ Class _____ Date _____48 Grammar and Language workbook , Grade 7 Copyright by Glencoe/McGraw-HillGrammarLesson 2 Kinds of Sentences: Exclamatory and ImperativeThe purpose of an exclamatory sentenceis to express strong feeling. It beginswith a capital letter and ends with an exclamation point. I aced the test! (exclamation)An imperative sentencegives a command or makes a request.

6 Its subject is notstated directly, but is understood to be you. Imperative sentences also begin witha capital letter and usually end with a period. A strong command may end withan exclamation point. (You) Put your essay on my desk when you are finished. (imperative)(You) Give me a break! (strong imperative) Exercise 1 Write in the blank exc. before each exclamatory sentence and imp. beforeeach imperative sentence. If a sentence is neither exclamatory nor imperative, s get out of here! one and then pass the rest s a touchdown!

7 Keep this to can do it myself! away from the dance before you ever ridden in a hot-air balloon? 911 in an really makes me angry! particularly careful with this antique won! careful! just set a record for the broad jump!Unit 1, Subjects, Predicates, and Sentences49 Copyright by Glencoe/McGraw-HillName _____ Class _____ Date dense grass felt like smooth me try! to me! protective the Blarney Stone before you leave s a great idea! to stand when Dr. Chou enters the can t believe it!

8 Pass the dressed as a chocolate bar for the costume you interested in going to a movie? the picnic table to the jam is a good glaze for baked clever of you! alert to rapidly changing weather me a chance! don't believe it! disturb nesting your pants inside your socks when new neighbors moved in the word you notice the price of that saddle? is a Thai restaurant around the corner from that pose while I adjust the camera a mess your room is! the flag at _____ Class _____ Date _____50 Grammar and Language workbook , Grade 7 Copyright by Glencoe/McGraw-HillGrammarLesson 3 Subjects and PredicatesEvery sentence has a subject and a predicate, which together express a completethought.

9 The subject of a sentence tells whom or what the sentence is about. Thepredicateof the sentence tells what the subject does or has. It can also tell whatthe subject is or is through the cracks in the old simple subject, usually a noun or a pronoun, is the main word or group ofwords in the complete subject. The complete subject is the simple subject withall of its modifiers. The simple predicate, which is always a verb, is the mainword or group of words in the complete predicate. The complete predicateis thesimple predicate with all of its noiseof the thunderscaredthe noise of the thunderscared the children.

10 Exercise 1 Draw a line between the complete subject and the complete each simple subject once and each simple predicate known as the Emerald rolling, green landscapeglows against its blue temperatureskeep the lush vegetation deep rainfallkeeps the soil dark and added greatly to the woodlandremains in Ireland today, most of central mountain rangesrise near the s highest peakis in the Mountains of one of Ireland s twenty-six a beautiful area of lakes and s beautiful landscapeinspired her many writers and 1, Subjects, Predicates, and Sentences51 Copyright by Glencoe/McGraw-HillName _____ Class _____ Date the Emerald Isle include Padraic Colum, Sean O Casey.