Exploring the Four Sentence Types in English

The video tutorial explains the four types of sentences in the English language: declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, and imperative. Each type is defined with examples. Declarative sentences make statements and end with a full stop. Interrogative sentences ask questions and end with a question mark. Exclamatory sentences express strong emotions and end with an exclamation mark. Imperative sentences give commands and can end with a full stop or an exclamation mark. The video concludes with a summary of these sentence types.

How many types of sentences are there in the English language?

• Five

• Six

• Three

• Four

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What is the purpose of a declarative sentence?

• To express emotion

• To make a statement

• To give a command

• To ask a question

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What punctuation mark does a declarative sentence end with?

• Colon

• Full stop

• Exclamation mark

• Question mark

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Which punctuation mark typically ends an interrogative sentence?

• Exclamation mark

• Question mark

• Comma

• Full stop

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Which sentence type is used to ask for information?

• Declarative

• Imperative

• Interrogative

• Exclamatory

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What do exclamatory sentences express?

• Statements

• Strong feelings or emotions

• Commands

• Questions

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An exclamatory sentence always ends with what?

• A comma

• An exclamation mark

• A question mark

• A full stop

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Which type of sentence is used to give a command?

• Exclamatory

• Interrogative

• Declarative

• Imperative

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CCSS.L.8.1C

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Which sentence type can end with either a full stop or an exclamation mark?

• Declarative

• Interrogative

• Exclamatory

• Imperative

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CCSS.L.8.1C

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