Kinds of Sentences

Kinds of Sentences

English 2 Week 4

Set 1

• The cat ran up the tree.

• I am seven years old.

• Annie and Rem are friends.

• The books are on the table.

• This is my favorite bag.

Set 2

• Are you happy?

• Why are you crying?

• Have you seen Alex?

• Do you have a pet?

• How are you?

Set 3

• Wash your hands.

• Sit down.

• Put on your shoes.

• Brush your teeth.

• Help your sister.

Set 4

• Kindly wash your hands.

• Please sit down.

• May you put on your shoes.

• Please brush your teeth.

• Kindly help your sister.

Set 5

• That's great!

• Yuck!

• Wow!

• Hurry up!

• Well done!

Kinds of Sentences

• Telling

• Asking

• Command

• Request

• Exclamatory

1. TELLING

is a sentence that tells or explains something. It begins with a capital letter and ends with a period (.).

EXAMPLES:

• The cat ran up the tree.

• I am seven years old.

• Annie and Rem are friends.

• The books are on the table.

• This is my favorite bag.

2. ASKING

a sentence that asks a question. It begins with a capital letter and ends with a question mark (?).

EXAMPLES:

• Are you happy?

• Why are you crying?

• Have you seen Alex?

• Do you have a pet?

• How are you?

3. COMMAND

is a sentence that tells or orders someone to do something. It starts with an action word (verb) and ends with a period (.).

EXAMPLES:

• Wash your hands.

• Sit down.

• Put on your shoes.

• Brush your teeth.

• Help your sister.

4. REQUEST

is like a command but in a polite way by adding please, kindly, or may. It also ends with a period (.).

EXAMPLES:

• Kindly wash your hands.

• Please sit down.

• May you put on your shoes.

• Please brush your teeth.

• Kindly help your sister.

5. EXCLAMATORY

is a sentence that expresses strong feelings or emotions. It begins with a capital letter and ends with an exclamation point (!).

EXAMPLES:

• That's great!

• Yuck!

• Wow!

• Hurry up!

• Well done!

TEST

Exercise 1: Read each sentence carefully. Tell whether the sentence is a TELLING sentence or an ASKING sentence.

Multiple Choice

1. Can you swim?

• TELLING

• ASKING

Multiple Choice

2. Babies drink milk.

• TELLING

• ASKING

Multiple Choice

3. Going to school is fun.

• TELLING

• ASKING

Multiple Choice

4. How did you do that?

• TELLING

• ASKING

Multiple Choice

5. Mom loves to bake.

• TELLING

• ASKING

TEST

Exercise 2: Read each sentence carefully. Tell whether the sentence is a COMMAND sentence, a REQUEST sentence or an EXCLAMATORY sentence.

Multiple Choice

1. Oh, I cut my finger!

• COMMAND

• REQUEST

• EXCLAMATORY

Multiple Choice

2. Go to sleep now.

• COMMAND

• REQUEST

• EXCLAMATORY

Multiple Choice

3. Clean your room.

• COMMAND

• REQUEST

• EXCLAMATORY

Multiple Choice

4. Kindly close the door.

• COMMAND

• REQUEST

• EXCLAMATORY

Multiple Choice

5. Hooray! We won!

• COMMAND

• REQUEST

• EXCLAMATORY

ASSESS

Direction: Read each question carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

Multiple Choice

1. Which kind of sentence explains something?

• A. asking

• B. command

• C. telling

Multiple Choice

2. What do you put at the end of an asking sentence?

• A. exclamation point (!)

• B. period (.)

• C. question mark (?)

Multiple Choice

3. Which sentence ends in exclamation point (!)?

• A. exclamatory

• B. request

• C. telling

Multiple Choice

4. Which is an example of a request sentence?

• A. Turn of the lights.

• B. Line up quietly.

• C. Open the door, please.

Multiple Choice

5. What word begins a command sentence?

• A. describing words

• B. action word

• C. polite words