Types of Simple Sentences

Types of Simple Sentences

by Laura Robinson

​What's a simple sentence?

​A simple sentence has 1 subject and 1 predicate. These are all simple sentences.

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​I love Bailey!

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​What are you eating?

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​Watch out!

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​Frogs are amphibians.

​Interrogative Sentence

​Another word for an interrogative sentence is a question. Interrogative sentences begin with a question word and end with a question mark.

Multiple Select

There are 2 things you can find in interrogative sentences. What are they?

• Question word at the beginning

• Funny joke

• An opinion

• Question mark at the end

​Exclamatory Sentences

​An exclamatory sentence shows a strong emotion. It ends with an exclamation point.

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There are 2 things an exclamatory sentence will have. What are they?

• The word and

• A strong emotion

• An exclamation point

• A period

​Declarative Sentence

​A declarative sentence makes a statement. It tells a fact or an opinion. It ends with a period.

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Which choices are true about declarative sentences? There are 2 correct choices.

• Declarative sentences end with a question mark.

• Declarative sentences can tell facts or opinions.

• Declarative sentences are always long.

• Declarative sentences end with a period.

​Imperative Sentence

​An imperative sentence is a command. It tells someone to do something. It can end with a period or an exclamation point.

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Imperative sentences...

• give a command (tell someone to do something)

• can end with a period

• can end with an exclamation point

• are always boring

Multiple Choice

What type of sentence is this?

Be careful!

• Imperative

• Exclamatory

• Interrogative

• Declarative

Multiple Choice

What type of sentence is this?

How old are you?

• Imperative

• Exclamatory

• Interrogative

• Declarative

Multiple Choice

What type of sentence is this?

WOW!

• Imperative

• Exclamatory

• Interrogative

• Declarative

Multiple Choice

What type of sentence is this?

Pumpkin pie is the best type of pie.

• Imperative

• Exclamatory

• Interrogative

• Declarative

Multiple Choice

What type of sentence is this?

I love Bailey so much!

• Imperative

• Exclamatory

• Interrogative

• Declarative

Multiple Choice

What type of sentence is this?

What are you eating?

• Imperative

• Exclamatory

• Interrogative

• Declarative

Multiple Choice

What type of sentence is this?

Watch out!

• Imperative

• Exclamatory

• Interrogative

• Declarative

Multiple Choice

What type of sentence is this?

Frogs are amphibians.

• Imperative

• Exclamatory

• Interrogative

• Declarative

Open Ended

Write an imperative sentence.

Open Ended

Write an interrogative sentence.

Open Ended

Write an exclamatory sentence.

Open Ended

Write a declarative sentence.