Declarative sentences - Grade 7 Assessment

What is the main job of a declarative sentence?

• To ask a direct question

• To make a statement or share information

• To give a command or an order

• To show strong feeling or excitement

Answer explanation

A declarative sentence's purpose is to 'declare' something, like a fact, an opinion, or an observation. It simply states information.

True or False: A declarative sentence usually ends with a question mark.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Declarative sentences make statements, so they almost always end with a period (.), not a question mark (?). Question marks are for interrogative sentences.

A sentence that makes a statement is called declarative, and it should end with the punctuation mark called a ______.

Answer explanation

The standard punctuation for a declarative sentence is a period. It signals the end of a complete thought or statement.

Your friend sends you a few texts after school. Which one is a declarative sentence?

• Are we still playing video games later?

• I finished my math homework already.

• Let's meet up at the park!

• That science test was so hard!

Answer explanation

This sentence is a simple statement of fact. The other options are a question, a command (imperative), and an exclamation.

True or False: The sentence 'On the bus I left my backpack' is a correctly formed declarative sentence.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

While you can understand the meaning, the standard word order for a declarative sentence is subject-verb-object. The clearest way to write this is 'I left my backpack on the bus.'

Which of these sentences is written in the correct order to make a statement?

• My cat the red ball chased.

• Chased the red ball my cat.

• The red ball my cat chased.

• My cat chased the red ball.

Answer explanation

A standard declarative sentence follows a subject-verb-object pattern. 'My cat' (subject) 'chased' (verb) 'the red ball' (object).

To change the question 'Is your brother tall?' into a statement, you could say 'My brother ___ tall.' Fill in the blank with the verb that completes the sentence.

Answer explanation

To turn the question into a statement, you rearrange the subject ('My brother') and the verb ('is') into the standard declarative order.

Your friend asks, 'Did you see the new space movie?' Which option is a declarative sentence that directly answers the question by making a statement?

• I saw the new space movie on Saturday.

• What a great movie!

• Should we go see it again?

• Don't tell me what happens!

Answer explanation

This option is the only one that is a declarative sentence; it states a fact. The others are an exclamation, a question, and a command.

Your dad says, 'Take out the trash.' To tell your friend what your dad said using a declarative sentence, you could say: 'My dad told me to ______ out the trash.'

Answer explanation

This changes a direct command (imperative sentence) into a statement (declarative sentence) that reports on the command.

To change the question 'Are there any snacks in the kitchen?' into a statement of fact, you would write: 'There ____ snacks in the kitchen.'

Answer explanation

This changes an interrogative sentence into a declarative one by moving the verb 'are' after the subject 'There' to form a statement.