Classifying Sentences by Purpose

A sentence that asks a question. 

• Imperative
• Interrogative
• Exclamatory
• Declarative

A sentence that tells a command. Ends with a  (.) or (!). 

• Interrogative
• Declarative
• Imperative
• Exclamatory 

A sentence that makes a statement. It ends with a period.

• Declarative
• Exclamatory
• Interrogative
• Imperative

A sentence that has excitement! It ends with a (!) .

• Interrogative
• Imperative
• Exclamatory
• Declarative 

Some cartoons are based on pets.

• declarative

• interrogative

• imperative

• exclamatory

Do you like comics?

• declarative

• interrogative

• imperative

• exclamatory

What a great cartoon that is!

• declarative

• interrogative

• imperative

• exclamatory

Isn't Odie the name of Jon's dog?

• declarative

• interrogative

• imperative

• exclamatory

Please be careful, Odie.

• declarative

• interrogative

• imperative

• exclamatory

I want to be a good writer

• declarative (.)

• interrogative (?)

• imperative (.)

• exclamatory (!)