Types of Sentences

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Types of Sentences
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Declarative Sentences

• A sentence that makes a statement.
• Its purpose is to declare something

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Declarative Sentences

• Examples
• School is so much fun.
• English class is my favorite time of the day.

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Imperative Sentence

• A sentence that gives a command or makes a
  request.

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Imperative Sentence

• Examples
• Pass the butter, please.
• Stop talking.

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Interrogative Sentence

• A sentence that asks a question.
• The sentence is followed by a question mark.

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Interrogative Sentence

• Examples
• Are you excited about grammar?
• Where did that valet park my car?

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Exclamatory Sentence

• A sentence that expresses strong feeling.
• The sentence is followed by an exclamation point.

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Exclamatory Sentence

• Examples
• What a great time we had!
• I cant wait for baseball season to start!

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Exclamatory Sentence

• Helpful Hint
• A declarative, an imperative, or an interrogative
  sentence may be spoken in such a way that it is
  exclamatory.
• In this case it should be followed by an
  exclamation point.

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Exclamatory Sentence

• Examples
• This is unacceptable!
• Declarative becomes exclamatory.
• Stop yelling!
• Imperative becomes exclamatory.
• How could you do that to me!
• Interrogative becomes exclamatory.

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Assignment

• Please rewrite the following sentences. After
  each sentence, please identify the type of
  sentence it is.

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Assignment

• Once upon a time, there was a boy who dreamed
  about being a valet.
• Why did he have this dream?
• What kind of question is that!
• Why dont you leave the kid alone and let him
  live his dream!
• Quit bothering him.

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Assignment

• 6. The kid loves cars.
• 7. The kid loves to park cars.
• 8. Why does he continue to park cars night after
  night after night after night?
• 9. He is trying to save money to buy the car of
  his dreams.
• 10. He wants to buy a tricked out Geo Prism!