End Punctuation /Types of Sentences

END PUNCTUATION

PUNCTUATION

occurs at the end of every sentence ​ The punctuation tells the reader what tone to have when reading the sentence. The type of punctuation depends on the the function of the sentence.

A sentence

is a group of words that expresses a COMPLETE thought and MAKES SENSE.

A sentence has at least one subject + one verb.

Make a statement

Ask a question

Command

Deliver a lot of emotion

4 function of a senctence

My dog is a labradoodle.

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Her name is Bella.


My family is from New York.

Examples:

Ends in a period

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Declarative Sentence

Make a statement

Where are you going?

Is this her locker?

Do you have five dollars?

Examples:

End in a question mark

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Interrogative Sentence

Ask a question

Multiple Choice

Vlad is writing a letter to give his cousin information about his new school. Choose the best punctuation mark for him to use at the end of this sentence.

We have recess every day at one o’clock

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• ?

Multiple Choice

Which sentence should end with a question mark?

• Don't eat any Takis before dinner

• Brandon ate 20 bags of Takis

• How many bags of Takis can I have

• Wow, those Fuego Takis are really hot

​When it ends in a period, it is a polite command.

Imperative Sentence

​Take this picture.

Make sure you do your homework.

Work smarter, not harder.

Example

​Make a Command

When it ENDS in an EXCLAMATION POINT, it adds strong emotion to the command

Imperative Sentence

Boy, put a comb through your hair!

Taxi!

Quick, grab a towel!

Stop playing on the stairs!

Examples

​Make a Command

Multiple Choice

Which sentence could end in a period?

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  Did the TV break yesterday

• 
  What's your favorite TV show

• Turn of the TV

​​Shows great emotion

​Ends in an exclamation point

​​Exclamatory Sentence

​That was a fantastic catch!

Whoa! You are driving too fast!

I told you too many times to was the dishes!

​​ Examples

Match

Match the following

• Have you seen the new Marvel series?

• I am going on a trip around the world!

• Mary is twelve years old.

• Sit over ther!

Interrogative

Exclamatory

Declarative

Imperative

• Interrogative

• Exclamatory

• Declarative

• Imperative

Match

Match the following

• Have you seen the new Marvel series?

• I am going on a trip around the world!

• Mary is twelve years old.

• Sit over ther!

Interrogative

Exclamatory

Declarative

Imperative

• Interrogative

• Exclamatory

• Declarative

• Imperative