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Grammar: Grade 7 Unit 1: Subjects, Predicates, and Sentences Lesson 1: Kinds of Sentences: Declarative and Interrogative A Sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. Different kinds of sentences have different purposes. A Declarative Sentence makes a statement. It begins with a capital letter and ends with a period. An Interrogative Sentence asks a question. It begins with a capital letter and ends with a question mark. My hobby is reading mystery books. (Declarative) Do you like to read the new Sunthorn Plus book? (Interrogative) Exercise 1: Write in the blank D after each Declarative Sentence and I after each Interrogative Sentence. 1) Rain and flood keep us at home every weekend. __________ 2) Do you know how to word process? __________ 3) How much do these sweaters cost? __________ 4) Those shelves smell like lemon oil. __________ 5) Do you think my hair is too long? __________ 6) Tammy works long hours on her painting. __________ 7) Are you going to Ricks party? __________ 8) Is the English test difficult? __________ 9) Dada and his dad win the sack race. __________ 10) Blue is my favorite color. __________ 11) The rusty hinges creak every time Gary opens the old door. __________ 12) Were you born in Phuket or did you move here? __________ 13) Could you help me with my homework tonight? __________ 14) Jane wipes her hand across her forehead. __________ 15) Clear expression is an art. __________ 16) Grandma is the computer games champion in our family. __________ 17) Have you ever seen purple cotton candy? __________ 18) Matt is very good at Mathematics. __________ 19) Whos going to bring the food? __________ 20) The squirrels eat all the jasmine flowers? __________ Exercise 2: Write D before each Declarative Sentence and I before each Interrogative Sentence. Add correct punctuation and capitalization where needed. 21) __________ Have you met Nadia? 22) __________ will you help me with my home economics project? 23) __________ Pond lies briefly on Na Karas shoulder. 24) __________ the leaves fall from the tree everyday. 25) __________ Can you name that song? 26) __________ Zach is visiting with her aunt this week. 27) __________ Rick makes dinner on Tuesdays while his mom studies. 28) __________ do you lie to use the encyclopedia? 29) __________ we cant leave until I finish my chores. 30) __________ Mira lives in the apartment above Khun Ting. 31) __________ do you take classes at the art museum? 32) __________ Will you make a copy of that photograph for me?
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__________ how does Katy hurt her knee? __________ Ken walks across the floor on his hands. __________ do you like to hear Amy sing her solo? __________ Do you see that boy in the plumed hat? __________ would you like to go to the park with us? __________ the refrigerator is almost empty. __________ this spider web shouldnt be here. __________ may paints strand of red around her room.

Exercise 3: Underline each complete subject once, and underline each complete predicate twice. 1) My cousin visits South America every year. 2) She takes a boat ride up the Amazon River. 3) The Amazon is the largest river in the world. 4) The river flows just south of the Equator. 5) The weather is hot and humid. 6) It rains almost every day. 7) Over fifteen hundred species of fish live in the Amazon. 8) The jungle grows right up to the waters edge. 9) She sees many exotic birds. 10) Her favorite bird is the toucan. Exercise 4: Underline each simple subject once and each simple predicate twice. 1) Her younger brother takes lots of photos. 2) His favorite photograph shows a giant butterfly. 3) He always keeps his camera with him. 4) The boat stops at a small fishing village. 5) He gets good pictures of people at work.

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