Sentence Types

This sentence type declares, or tells, information.

• declarative

• interrogative

• exclamatory

• imperative

Which sentence type asks a question?

• declarative

• interrogative

• exclamatory

• imperative

Which sentence type shows strong emotion or excitement?

• declarative

• interrogative

• exclamatory

• imperative

Which sentence type gives a command or instruction.

• declarative

• interrogative

• exclamatory

• imperative

Which of the following is a declarative sentence?

• Meet me at ten o'clock.

• Will you meet me at ten o'clock?

• Is ten o'clock a good time to meet?

• We are meeting at ten o'clock.

Where will you usually find a period?

• At the end of a clause.

• At the end of an exclamatory sentence.

• At the end of an interrogative sentence.

• At the end of a declarative sentence.

Which of the following is an imperative sentence?

• What is for dinner tonight?

• I can't believe we're having chicken for dinner again!

• Pass me the salt.

• This chicken tastes like wood.

What punctuation mark will you find at the end of an interrogative sentence?

• 
• 
• 
• 

Which of the following is an exclamatory sentence?

• I can't believe the Mets lost that game!

• Yadier Molina hit a key home run.

• Did you see that catch Endy Chavez made?

• Adam Wainwright has a wicked curveball.

Where might you find quotation marks in a newspaper story about a baseball game?

• When the reporter is expressing her own opinion about the team.

• When the reporter is recording the manager's exact words.

• When the reporter is giving the final score.