Types of Sentences

Kinds of Sentences

There are four kinds of sentences. Declarative sentences make statements. Imperative sentences give commands. Exclamatory sentences show strong emotion. Interrogative sentences ask questions.

Declarative
These tell us something. They end with a period.

The eel is slippery.

Imperative
These give a command or request. They end with a period or an exclamation mark.

Don't feed the fish.
Don't feed the fish!

Exclamatory
These show strong feeling. They end with an exclamation mark.

Look at that snapping turtle's mouth!

Interrogative
These ask a question. They end with a question mark.

How did they get matching shirts?

Open Ended

Write a declarative about your favorite animal.

Categorize

Options (13)

Actually, there are some that have as many as 20 arms.

Do all star fish have five arms?

Look at that orange star near the shore.

What is that starfish called?

One name for it is the sunflower star.

May I pick it up?

No, do not disturb the animals in this area.

Watch out for that large wave!

If a seastar breaks off an arm, will it grow back?

Starfish are able to regrow damaged arms.

Those goldfish were amazing!

Look, at those baby sharks!

Level zero in the aquarium, please.

Organize these options into the right categories

declarative

imperative

exclamatory

interrogative

Open Ended

Write an imperative about your favorite animal.

Open Ended

Write an exclamatory about your favorite animal.

Open Ended

Write an interrogative about your favorite animal.