Sentence Types

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What is an exclamatory sentence?

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A sentence that shows strong or sudden feeling and ends with an exclamation point.

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What is an interrogative sentence?

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A sentence that asks a question and ends with a question mark.

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What is a simple sentence?

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A sentence that contains one independent clause and expresses a complete thought.

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What is a compound sentence?

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A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction.

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What is the subject of a sentence?

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The part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about.

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What is the formula for a compound sentence?

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S + V (, conj.) S + V

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What is a declarative sentence?

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A sentence that makes a statement and ends with a period.

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What is an imperative sentence?

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A sentence that gives a command or makes a request.

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What punctuation marks end an exclamatory sentence?

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An exclamation point (!).

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What punctuation marks end an interrogative sentence?

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A question mark (?).