Sentence Types

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What are the four types of sentences?

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Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative, Exclamatory.

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Define a declarative sentence.

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A declarative sentence makes a statement and ends with a period.

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What is an interrogative sentence?

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An interrogative sentence asks a question and ends with a question mark.

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Explain an imperative sentence.

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An imperative sentence gives a command or request and can end with a period or an exclamation mark.

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What characterizes an exclamatory sentence?

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An exclamatory sentence expresses strong emotion and ends with an exclamation mark.

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What is a simple sentence?

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A simple sentence contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.

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Define a compound sentence.

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A compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.

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What is a complex sentence?

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A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

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What is a coordinating conjunction?

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A coordinating conjunction connects words, phrases, or independent clauses (e.g., for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).

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What is a dependent clause?

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A dependent clause cannot stand alone as a sentence and depends on an independent clause.