Sentence Types by Usage

Sentence Types by Usage

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USAGE: What's the purpose of the sentence?

• Declarative: to declare or share information

• Imperative: to command

• Interrogative: to interrogate or question

• Exclamatory: to exclaim or express strong emotion

Match

Match the following

• Declarative

• Interrogative

• Imperative

• Exclamatory

to share information

to question

to command or demand

to exclaim

• to share information

• to question

• to command or demand

• to exclaim

The Elf on the Shelf is waiting.

​​Declarative

Why is it staring at me?

​​Interrogative

Get it out of here!

​​Imperative

Eek, it's spooky!

​​Exclamatory

​Examples

Match

Match the following examples to its type

• Declarative

• Imperative

• Interrogative

• Exclamatory

I like chocolate frosting.

Pass the chocolate chips.

Where did you put the oven mitts?

Ouch, that's hot!

• I like chocolate frosting.

• Pass the chocolate chips.

• Where did you put the oven mitts?

• Ouch, that's hot!

Some imperative sentences (commands) end with an exclamation point.
Example: Give me that!
Because the sentence is giving an order or command, it is IMPERATIVE not EXCLAMATORY (even though it ends in an exclamation point)

Don't depend on punctuation for identification!

Determine the purpose of the sentence to determine its type.

Multiple Choice

Please come watch me play

• Declarative

• Interrogative

• Imperative

• Exclamatory

Multiple Choice

This is the best pasta ever

• Exclamatory

• Declarative

• Imperative

• Interrogative

Multiple Choice

I read a chapter today

• Declarative

• Imperative

• Exclamatory

• Interrogative

Multiple Choice

Do you think you did okay on this quiz

• Interrogative

• Exclamtory

• Imperative

• Declarative