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What type of sentence is "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches"?

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It is a simple, declarative sentence (made complicated by its word order).

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What type of sentence is this? "She waited 10 years for a promotion but alas, she died before she could receive it."

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It's a compound, declarative sentence.

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What type of sentence is this: "Gloria has gone for an interview with Elsberg Electronics, I heard"?

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It's a simple, declarative sentence.

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What kind of sentence is "We were amazed at their energy"?

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Simple declarative. Subject: "we"; verb: "were"; "amazed" is a predicate adjective describing the subject; "at their energy" is a prepositional phrase modifying "amazed."

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"Why don't you follow my examples and just eat one thing" - what type of sentence is this?

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The sentence is formed as a question (an interrogative sentence) and could be ended with a question mark. However, since it's probably intended as a suggestion (and thus a declarative sentence), it could also be ended with a period.

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"We had hoped for good news from our teacher, but the grades had not been published yet." What type of sentence is this?

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It is a compound declarative sentence.

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What type of sentence is "Brigstocke hosted the program on radio before moved to television"?

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Essentially the sentence says, "Brigstocke hosted the program." It's a simple, declarative sentence. "On radio" is a prepositional phrase and "before [he] moved to television" an adverbial clause, each of which modify "hosted."

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"Digital media have given newspapers new opportunities to update the news rapidly and fresh ways to deliver the news." How do I identify the following main subject, main verb and complete subject?

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Main subject is "media." Main verb is "have given." Complete subject is "digital media."

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What type of sentence is "We're going to be going on tour"?

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It's a simple declarative sentence that could be made even simpler by saying, "We will go on tour."

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What type of sentence is: "The third nine weeks is over; summer will be here soon."?

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It's a declarative sentence consisting of two complete sentences.

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What type of sentence is: "Which of those authors has written his play in both English and French?"

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It is a simple, interrogative sentence.

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"What you do is great." Which type of sentence is this?

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Simple declarative. Subject ("what", complicated by the added clause, "you do") / verb ("is") / predicate adjective ("great").

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What type of sentence is this? "Planting the roses was a difficult task, but spraying them was arduous."

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It is a compound, declarative sentence.

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How do I identify compound-complex sentences?

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Remember that a compound-complex sentence contains at least two complete sentences joined by a conjunction. A compound-complex sentence also contains a dependent clause (or introductory clause). The dependent clause must be introduced using a transitional word or phrase.

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What type of sentence is "Before the race, the athletes enjoyed a healthy breakfast of porridge, fruit, and tea."

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It's a simple, declarative sentence introduced by an adverbial phrase.

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"Please stand as the guests take their places on the dais." What sort of sentence is this?

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This is a simple, imperative sentence that ends with an adverbial clause (beginning with the word "as").

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What type of sentence is this? "Sterile agar jelly with plant hormones and lots of nutrients is needed."

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If you break the sentence down to its bare essentials ("jelly is needed"), you can see that it's a simple, declarative sentence.

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What type of sentence is "Are you mad?"

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It's an interrogative sentence.

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What type of sentence is this? "Nick turned his head carefully away, smiling sweatily."

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It's a simple, declarative sentence that ends with some modifiers of "turned."

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What type of sentence is "Think of all the ways you use electricity today"?

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It's a simple, imperative sentence.

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What part of a sentence is this? "...being the messenger from God, empowered to carry out his bidding on earth."

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It is an appositive phrase. An appositive is a noun, pronoun or phrase that renames a noun or pronoun immediately preceding it.

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What type of sentence is "Life is a game that one plays according to the rules"?

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It's a simple declarative sentence consisting of "life is," followed by a predicate nominative ("game") with modifiers.

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What type of sentence is: "Wait for a fly to become tangled"?

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It is a simple, imperative sentence.

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"I don't wait for Friday." What type of sentence is this?

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Simple declarative.

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If a sentence has a dot or a full stop (.) What type of sentence is it?

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It is a declarative sentence.

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