Sentence Types and Capitalization

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What is a declarative sentence?

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A declarative sentence makes a statement and ends with a period. Example: 'The sky is blue.'

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What is an interrogative sentence?

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An interrogative sentence asks a question and ends with a question mark. Example: 'What time is it?'

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What is an imperative sentence?

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An imperative sentence gives a command or request and can end with a period or an exclamation mark. Example: 'Please close the door.'

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What is an exclamatory sentence?

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An exclamatory sentence expresses strong emotion and ends with an exclamation mark. Example: 'Wow, that was amazing!'

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What is capitalization?

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Capitalization is the use of uppercase letters at the beginning of sentences, proper nouns, and titles.

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When should you capitalize the word 'I'?

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The word 'I' should always be capitalized when used as a pronoun.

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What is a proper noun?

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A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or organization and is always capitalized. Example: 'New York'.

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What punctuation mark ends a declarative sentence?

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A declarative sentence ends with a period.

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What punctuation mark ends an interrogative sentence?

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An interrogative sentence ends with a question mark.

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What punctuation mark ends an exclamatory sentence?

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An exclamatory sentence ends with an exclamation mark.