Grade 4 - ELA Exam Study Guide
sentence - ANSWER...-a group of words that shows a complete thought
sentence fragment - ANSWER...-a group of words that does not show a complete
thought
A sentence - ANSWER...-is a group of words that shows a complete thought ; Example:
The cat played with string.
A sentence fragment - ANSWER...-is a group of words that does show a complete
thought. Example: Drove the car.
Statement sentence - ANSWER...-a sentence that tells something; ends with a.
Question sentence - ANSWER...-a sentence that asks something: ends with a?
Command sentence - ANSWER...-a sentence that tells someone to do something; ends
with a .
Exclamatory sentence - ANSWER...-a sentence that expresses surprise, excitement, or
a strong feeling; ends with a!
A subject - ANSWER...-names who or what the sentence is about. The simple subject is
the main noun or pronoun in the complete subject.
A predicate - ANSWER...-tells what the subject is doing or did. The simple predicate is
the main verb or verb phrase in the complete predicate.
A compound subject - ANSWER...-is two or more subjects with the same predicate.
Example: The cat and dog ran out of the house.
A compound predicate - ANSWER...-is two or more predicates with the same subject.
Example: My mom washed and dried the dishes.
A noun - ANSWER...-is a word that names a person, place, or a thing
A common noun - ANSWER...-names any person, place, or thing; Example: teacher,
market, kitten
A proper noun - ANSWER...-is the name or title of a specific person, place, or thing;
Example: Jack, St. Andrew School
sentence - ANSWER...-a group of words that shows a complete thought
sentence fragment - ANSWER...-a group of words that does not show a complete
thought
A sentence - ANSWER...-is a group of words that shows a complete thought ; Example:
The cat played with string.
A sentence fragment - ANSWER...-is a group of words that does show a complete
thought. Example: Drove the car.
Statement sentence - ANSWER...-a sentence that tells something; ends with a.
Question sentence - ANSWER...-a sentence that asks something: ends with a?
Command sentence - ANSWER...-a sentence that tells someone to do something; ends
with a .
Exclamatory sentence - ANSWER...-a sentence that expresses surprise, excitement, or
a strong feeling; ends with a!
A subject - ANSWER...-names who or what the sentence is about. The simple subject is
the main noun or pronoun in the complete subject.
A predicate - ANSWER...-tells what the subject is doing or did. The simple predicate is
the main verb or verb phrase in the complete predicate.
A compound subject - ANSWER...-is two or more subjects with the same predicate.
Example: The cat and dog ran out of the house.
A compound predicate - ANSWER...-is two or more predicates with the same subject.
Example: My mom washed and dried the dishes.
A noun - ANSWER...-is a word that names a person, place, or a thing
A common noun - ANSWER...-names any person, place, or thing; Example: teacher,
market, kitten
A proper noun - ANSWER...-is the name or title of a specific person, place, or thing;
Example: Jack, St. Andrew School
