Kinds of Sentences according to Purpose

Kinds of Sentences according to Purpose

There are four kinds of sentences according to purpose or meaning.

Read the following sentences:

Books are like portals to another world.

What places have you visited through books?

Read good books.

What an exciting story this is!

Declarative Sentence

• States fact, a wish, or intent and ends with a period. (.)

• Example

• There is no substitute to the joy of reading good books.

Interrogative Sentence

• asks a questions and ends with a question mark. (?)

• Example:

• Are you ready for a new adventure?

Imperative Sentence

• expresses a command, a request, or gives suggestions or directions and ends with a period (.), or question mark (?).

• Example:

  Have a one-of-a-kind adventure with them.

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Exclamatory Sentence

• expresses a strong or sudden emotion and ends with an exclamation point. (?)

• Example:

• I can't wait to know how this ends!

Multiple Choice

Identify whether the sentence is declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory.

Sentence: Books are our friends.

• Declarative sentence

• Interrogative sentence

• Imperative sentence

• Exclamatory sentence

Multiple Choice

Identify whether the sentence is declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory.

Sentence: Why do we need to read?

• Declarative sentence

• Interrogative sentence

• Imperative sentence

• Exclamatory sentence

Multiple Choice

Identify whether the sentence is declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory.

Sentence: Read more worthwhile materials.

• Declarative sentence

• Interrogative sentence

• Imperative sentence

• Exclamatory sentence

Multiple Choice

Identify whether the sentence is declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory.

Sentence: I wanted to be transported to another time and place.

• Declarative sentence

• Interrogative sentence

• Imperative sentence

• Exclamatory sentence

Multiple Choice

Identify whether the sentence is declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory.

Sentence: Is that possible?

• Declarative sentence

• Interrogative sentence

• Imperative sentence

• Exclamatory sentence

Multiple Choice

Identify whether the sentence is declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory.

Sentence: Could you please take care of your books?

• Declarative sentence

• Interrogative sentence

• Imperative sentence

• Exclamatory sentence

Multiple Choice

Identify whether the sentence is declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory.

Sentence: Could you please take care of your books?

• Declarative sentence

• Interrogative sentence

• Imperative sentence

• Exclamatory sentence

Multiple Choice

Identify whether the sentence is declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory.

Sentence: With books, the possibilities are endless!

• Declarative sentence

• Interrogative sentence

• Imperative sentence

• Exclamatory sentence

Multiple Choice

Identify whether the sentence is declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory.

Sentence: Learn to love books.

• Declarative sentence

• Interrogative sentence

• Imperative sentence

• Exclamatory sentence