Sentence Types

Front

This sentence type declares, or tells, information.

Back

declarative

Front

Which sentence type asks a question?

Back

interrogative

Front

Which sentence type shows strong emotion or excitement?

Back

exclamatory

Front

Which sentence type gives a command or instruction? Options: declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, imperative

Back

imperative

Front

Which of the following is a declarative sentence? Meet me at ten o'clock., Will you meet me at ten o'clock?, Is ten o'clock a good time to meet?, We are meeting at ten o'clock.

Back

We are meeting at ten o'clock.

Front

Where will you usually find a period?

Back

At the end of a declarative sentence.

Front

Which of the following is an imperative sentence?
- What is for dinner tonight?
- I can't believe we're having chicken for dinner again!
- Pass me the salt.
- This chicken tastes like wood.

Back

Pass me the salt.

Front

What punctuation mark will you find at the end of an interrogative sentence?

Back

Front

Which of the following is an exclamatory sentence?
Options: I can't believe the Mets lost that game!, Yadier Molina hit a key home run., Did you see that catch Endy Chavez made?, Adam Wainwright has a wicked curveball.

Back

I can't believe the Mets lost that game!

Front

Where might you find quotation marks in a newspaper story about a baseball game?

Back

When the reporter is recording the manager's exact words.