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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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