Types of Sentences and Appositives

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What are statements?

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Sentences that tell you something.

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What are questions?

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Sentences that ask you something.

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What are commands?

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Sentences that tell you to do something.

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What are exclamations?

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Sentences that show strong feeling or excitement.

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What are appositives?

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Special words or phrases that add extra information about a noun.

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Statements, Telling Sentences

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A statement is a sentence that tells you something. It gives information and usually ends with a full stop (.).

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Questions, Asking Sentences

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A question is a sentence that asks for information. It usually ends with a question mark (?).

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Commands, Bossy Sentences

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A command is a sentence that tells someone to do something. It often starts with a verb and can end with a full stop (.) or an exclamation mark (!) if it's very forceful.

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Exclamations, Excited Sentences

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An exclamation is a sentence that shows strong feeling, surprise, or excitement. It always ends with an exclamation mark (!).

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Appositives (Adding Extra Info)

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An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it. It gives extra, non-essential information about the noun. Appositives are often set off by commas.