The Four Types of Sentences

4 Types of Sentences

Declarative, Imperative, Exclamatory & Interrogative

Before we begin...

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Declarative, Imperative, Exclamatory & Interrogative

All of these sentence types can be used with any tense.

Declarative

• Mainly used to tell things--facts, opinions, etc.

• Always ends with a period.

• "There are a lot of stars tonight."

• "I will start eating healthy things."

• "They were in hiding for fifteen years."

Open Ended

Can you write a declarative sentence? You can use any tense.

Imperative

• Used to give commands and for making requests.

• Can end with either an exclamation mark (!) or a period (.)

• "Mimi, stop chasing my hamster!"

• "Please bring me a cup of coffee."

• "You have to finish your food!"

• Can you guess why some imperative sentences end with exclamation marks while the rest end with periods?

Open Ended

Can you write an imperative sentence? You can use any tense.

Exclamatory

• Shows strong feelings such as: excitement, joy, anger, frustration, etc.

• Always ends with an exclamation mark (!)

• "We did it, we finally graduated!"

• "I'm going to bite Hambo if he doesn't stop biting me!"

• "Those puppies are so adorable!"

Open Ended

Can you write an exclamatory sentence? You can use any tense.

Interrogative

• Used to ask questions.

• Always ends with question marks (?).

• "Did you finish the game last night?"

• "Do you think Kirby is stronger than Mario?"

• "Will it rain tonight?"

Open Ended

Can you write an interrogative sentence? You can use any tense.

Alright, Quiz Time!

Any questions before we start?

Multiple Choice

Which of these sentences is declarative?

• Kindly fetch me the newspaper.

• We must stop global warming!

• I ate a bunch of apples yesterday.

Multiple Choice

Which of these sentences is exclamatory?

• The food here is out of this world!

• Get out of my room!

• Would you like some sushi?

Multiple Choice

Which of these sentences is imperative?

• I'm starving here!

• Move your car, it's blocking the road!

• The restaurant's supposed to be around here.

Multiple Choice

Which of these sentences is interrogative?

• You better do your homework.

• Do they sell seafood here?

• Sushi is the best thing in the world!

Multiple Choice

Which of these sentences is exclamatory?

• The match just started and they already scored a goal!

• Puppies usually dislike water, but some actually enjoy swimming.

• Get me a bucket of water!

Multiple Choice

Which of these sentences is imperative?

• The ramen was way too spicy!

• Should we order some food before the restaurants close?

• We have to get out of here!

Multiple Choice

Which of these sentences is imperative?

• You will all submit your assignments tonight.

• I will not eat roaches!

• I think the Ender Dragon looks a bit goofy.

Multiple Choice

Which of these sentences is declarative?

• I would jump with joy if I got the chance to meet Messi!

• You have to stop Messi.

• A lot of people say Messi is the greatest footballer of all time.

Multiple Choice

Which of these sentences is interrogative?

• Is soccer more fun than futsal?

• Futsal is way too exhausting.

• We need to score at least two goals!

Multiple Choice

Which of these sentences is exclamatory?

• I really like horror films.

• He will pay me by the end of the month!

• We need to work together!

Multiple Choice

Which of these sentences is declarative?

• We'll go and find shelter, you guys wait here.

• The sun's really bright today, it's making me dizzy.

• I'm getting out of here!

And we're done!

How was it?

Any questions?