There are four types of sentences:

DeclarativeImperative

Exclamatory

Interrogative

An interrogative sentence asks a question.

It ends in a ?mark.

Example:

Is it raining?

An imperative sentence is a command or polite request.

It ends in a period (.) or question mark (?) .

Examples: Close the door.

(command) May I borrow that

book? (polite request)

A declarative

sentence makes a statement.

It is punctuated by a period (.) .

Example: The dog in the neighbor’s yard is barking.

An exclamatory sentence expresses great emotion or excitement.

It ends in an exclamation mark (!).

Example: The house is on fire!

Practice TimeSee if you can

correctly identify the following

kinds of sentences.

What kind of sentence is this?Are you going to

the movies tonight?

Interrogative –because the

sentence asks a question

What kind of sentence is this?

What a great movie that was!

Exclamatory –because the

sentence shows strong

feeling

What kind of sentence is this?

There are many different kinds of

animals at the zoo.

Declarative –because the

sentence makes a

statement

What kind of sentence is this?“Open to Chapter

5 of your math book.”

Imperative –because the

sentence gives a command

What kind of sentence is this?Bob has an iPod.

Declarative –because the

sentence makes a

statement

What kind of sentence is this?

Be careful with your iPod.

Imperative –because the

sentence gives a command

What kind of sentence is this?

iPods are amazing!

Exclamatory –because the

sentence shows strong

feeling

What kind of sentence is this?

Do you have an iPod?

Interrogative –because the

sentence asks a question

What kind of sentence is this?

Please pass the salt and pepper.

Imperative –because the

sentence gives a command

What kind of sentence is this?

It is sunny outside.

Declarative –because the

sentence makes a

statement

What kind of sentence is this?Are you planning to travel during your vacation?

Interrogative –because the

sentence asks a question

What kind of sentence is this?What a beautiful

day!

Exclamatory –because the

sentence shows strong

feeling

What kind of sentence is this?Would you like to go to the beach

with me?

Interrogative –because the

sentence asks a question

What kind of sentence is this?Bring your hat and sunblock with you

to the beach.

Imperative –because the

sentence gives a command

What kind of sentence is this?

Wow! What a play!

Exclamatory –because the

sentence shows strong

feeling

What kind of sentence is this?The student went to the store to buy

some candy.

Declarative –because the

sentence makes a

statement

What kind of sentence is this?

What is your favorite food?

Interrogative –because the

sentence asks a question

What kind of sentence is this?

Don’t forget to study for the test.

Imperative –because the

sentence gives a command

What kind of sentence is this?

This is the last practice sentence.

Declarative –because the

sentence makes a

statement

What kind of sentence is this?

Have you made a decision yet?

Now let’s take a pop quiz.You have an answer sheet on which to record your answers.You may use these abbreviations: dec.(declarative), imp.(imper-ative),ex. (exclamatory), int. (interrogative).1. Have you made a decision yet?2. The girl in the white jacket is lost.3. The Bulldogs won the game in the last three minutes!4. Give me a piece of pizza.5. I did not finish my homework.6. Where is my science book?7. Please come with me to the movies.8. I made a perfect score on this test!9. Why is John late for our date?10. Open your locker immediately.

Check your answers…1. Int2. Dec3. Ex4. Imp5. Dec6. Int7. Imp8. Ex9. In10. Imp

0-1 mistakes EXCELLENT2-3 mistakes GOOD4-5 mistakes FAIRMore than 5 mistakes… view slide show again

By using the four types of sentences in your writing, you canmake your paragraphs more interesting.

Read the sample paragraph below.

My favorite type of fast food is pizza. I could eat pizza morning, noon, or night. Pepperoni is my number one choice.I also like double cheese on top. I wish I could order a pizzaright now.

Boring, right? Let’s see how we can use the four types of sentences and make it more interesting to the reader.

What is your favorite type of fast food? My favorite is pizza. I just love pepperoni and double cheese. Sometimes I think I could eat pizza morning, noon and night! All of this talk about pizza is making me hungry. Let’s order a pizza now.

This is more interesting, right? In this sample we used the four different types of sentences. They provided emotion, excitement, pizzazz to our paragraph.

Now you try. On your worksheet you will find a paragraph consisting of nothing but declarative sentences. Rewrite your paragraph so that you utilize the four types of sentences.

This summer I visited Six Flags Over Texas.

Several of my friends went with me. We had lots of fun.

There were lots of exciting rides. My favorite was the Titan

rollercoaster. It had lots of twists and turns at 90 miles per hour.

We rode it at least three times. I would like to visit Six Flags again.