Types of Sentences

Learning Goals  Students will be able to identify and write declarative, interrogative, imperative or exclamatory sentences.  Students will be able to identify and correct run-on sentences and sentence fragments.

Types of Sentences Using different types of sentences when you are writing allows you to express different feelings and attitudes in your writing. There are 4 types of sentences: 1. Declarative 2. Interrogative 3. Imperative 4. Exclamatory

Declarative (.) Declarative sentences make a statement and always end with a period. Examples: Funny stories are popular everywhere. Cheyenne is the capitol of Wyoming. What are some other examples of declarative sentences?

Interrogative Sentences (?) Interrogative sentences ask a question and ends with a question mark. Examples: What time is lunch? Which one is your favorite? What are some other examples of interrogative sentences?

Imperative (.) Imperative sentences tells someone to do something. It usually ends with a period but it may end with an exclamation point. Examples: Listen carefully. Clean your room! What are some other examples of imperative sentences you can think of?

Exclamatory Sentences (!) Shows strong feeling and always ends with an exclamation point. Examples: That is amazing! You are wearing two different shoes! What are some other examples of exclamatory sentences you can think of?

Writing errors Sentence fragments and run-on sentences are writing errors that can make writing difficult to understand.

Sentence Fragment A sentence fragment is missing either a subject, verb (predicate), or complete idea. Examples: Are cartoons that tell a story. Tells the story of a young boy who was stranded. What is missing from these sentences?

Run-on Sentence A run-on sentence is too many ideas incorrectly combined. Examples: I love to write papers I would write one everyday if I could. Kelly likes to cook she cooks every day. How can we fix these sentences?

Types of Sentences Practice  How was your day in school?  Do your assignments in class on time.  I am so excited I passed the test!  Walking up that mountain is dangerous.  Who is the most popular singer?  He is the leader of that group.  What chapter are we reading?  That was a physical game.  Congratulations on your achievement!  You need to feed the dog.

Practice Identifying Writing Errors (Fragment, run-on, or correct)  Should be able to finish.  Please stand up.  We wanted to have a party everyone agreed to come.  We went camping over the weekend we took our tents, sleeping bags and some food.  Every evening after soccer practice at my grandmother’s house.  Clean your room.  Before we studied for our math exam.  We went shopping at the local grocery store we bought a variety of fruit to make smoothies.