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Details Title: Sentences and Paragraphs Description: types of sentences and parts of paragraph Total Flash Cards: 10 Created: 10/05/2007 19:11:11	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term declarative sentence Definition a sentence that makes a statement and ends with a period Term imperative sentence Definition a sentence that gives a request or a command and ends with a period. Term interrogative sentence Definition a sentence that asks a question and ends with a question mark Term exclamatory sentence Definition a sentence that shows strong emotion and ends with an exclamation mark Term sentence Definition a group of words with a subject and a predicate that express a complete thought Term paragraph Definition a group of sentences that focus on a single topic, 5-7 sentences Term topic sentence Definition a sentence that states the main idea of a paragraph Term main idea Definition what the paragraph is about Term supporting details Definition sentences in the body of the paragraph that support the topic sentence Term composition Definition a group of related paragraphs