Kinds of Sentences

Kinds of Sentences

Grade 7 Language Arts

A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.

• All sentences begin with a capital letter and end with a punctuation mark.

• Different kinds of sentences have different purposes.

• The type of punctuation mark at the end of a sentence is determined by the sentence's purpose.

Kinds of Sentences

• Declarative sentences: make a statement and end with a period (.)

• Interrogative sentences: ask a question and end with a question mark (?)

• Exclamatory sentences: express strong feelings and end with an exclamation point (!)

• Imperative sentences: give commands or make requests and end with a period (.). *A strong imperative sentence might end with an exclamation point (!)*

Examples

• Declarative: Ecologists study relationships in nature.

• Interrogative: Do animals and plants depend on each other?

• Exclamatory: What important work ecologists do!

• Imperative: Look at these animals.

• *Imperative*: Watch out for hungry tigers!

Multiple Choice

Ecologists study the world's population.

• declarative

• interrogative

• exclamatory

• imperative

Multiple Choice

They also study the world's food supply.

• declarative

• interrogative

• exclamatory

• imperative

Multiple Choice

Do ecologists study air pollution, too?

• declarative

• interrogative

• exclamatory

• imperative

Multiple Choice

They tell us about the effects of air pollution.

• declarative

• interrogative

• exclamatory

• imperative

Multiple Choice

Have ecologists also studied water pollution?

• declarative

• interrogative

• exclamatory

• imperative

Multiple Choice

Examine the source of the water supply.

• declarative

• interrogative

• exclamatory

• imperative

Multiple Choice

Aren't ecologists concerned about wildlife?

• declarative

• interrogative

• exclamatory

• imperative

Multiple Choice

How awful that so many species are endangered!

• declarative

• interrogative

• exclamatory

• imperative

Multiple Choice

Ecologists can give us clues to saving endangered species.

• declarative

• interrogative

• exclamatory

• imperative

Multiple Choice

What an exciting field this is!

• declarative

• interrogative

• exclamatory

• imperative

Write the sentence, adding capital letters and punctuation marks where necessary.

Open Ended

how important this field of study is

Open Ended

ecologists spread their message in many ways

Open Ended

they may appear before meetings of private organizations

Open Ended

do they also write magazine articles

Open Ended

read articles in the daily newspapers

Correct Responses

• How important this field of study is! ~ exclamatory

• Ecologists spread their message in many ways. ~ declarative

• They may appear before meetings of private organizations. ~ declarative

• Do they also write magazine articles? ~ interrogative

• Read articles in the daily newspapers. ~ imperative