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The Sentence

The Sentence. A sentence is a word group that contains a subject and a verb that expresses a complete thought. Britney Spears was a well-known singer. A vampire stalked his victim through the dark streets of New Orleans.

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The Sentence

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  1. The Sentence • A sentence is a word group that contains a subject and a verb that expresses a complete thought. • Britney Spears was a well-known singer. • A vampire stalked his victim through the dark streets of New Orleans. • Michael Jackson did not get to perform in his last tour even though he had worked on it a long time.

  2. Sentence Fragment • A sentence fragment is a word group that looks like a sentence but does not contain a subject and verb or does not express a complete thought. • Was a well-known singer. (Who was?) • A vampire stalked his victim through. (through what?) • Even though he had worked on it a long time. (he…? What happened?)

  3. Sentence Types • There are four types of sentences. • Declarative • Imperative • Interrogative • Exclamatory

  4. Period: Declarative Sentence • Makes a statement and ends with a period. • Example: I really like pie. • I made a statement about pie, or, I declared to the world my thoughts. When you ‘declare’, it is always with a period.

  5. Period: Imperative Sentence • Gives a command or makes a request. Most imperative sentences end with a period. A strong command might end with an exclamation point. • Example: John, please close the door. • I have requested or ‘kindly commanded’ John to do something. It is punctuated with a period. • Example: Do your homework. • I have commanded a task be done. • Stop her! • A strong command can be ended with a !

  6. Question Mark: Interrogative Sentence • Asks a question and ends with a question mark. (Think of an interrogation room…they are used for questioning suspects.) • Example: What do you know about aliens? Was the game exciting? Where were you on the night of August 15th?

  7. Exclamation Point: Exclamatory Sentence • Shows excitement or strong feeling and ends with an exclamation point. • Example: You’ve just won a trip to Disneyland! What a beautiful sunset! Our notes are over!

  8. End Marks . ! ?

  9. Period . • Use at the end of a sentence. • I like pie. • Other uses of a period: • Use after an initial. • J.K. Rowling • Use after an abbreviation • etc. • Use as a decimal point • 3.1 • Use to separate dollars from cents • $3.41

  10. Exclamation Point ! • Use to show: • Strong emotion • Anger • Shock • Excitement • Fear • Use with interjections: • Wow! That was cool! • Oh no! I dropped my wig! **Unacceptable to use more than one exclamation point in formal writing!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  11. Question Mark ? • Use at the end of a question. • Don’t you love taking notes? • Use at the end of a declarative statement to indicate disbelief. • She’s our new teacher. (declarative statement) • She’s our new teacher?(declarative disbelief) • Other uses of the question mark: • Use with parentheses to show you are unsure of the spelling of a certain word. • I have to visit the orthopedic(?) surgeon.

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