Types Of Sentences

1) Declarative *Declarative sentences make a statement. *They always end with a period.

Examples: Funny stories are popular everywhere. People from all cultures enjoy humor.

*always ends with a question mark 2) Interrogative ? ? ? ? *Asks a question *always ends with a question mark ? ? ? ?

Which one is your favorite? Examples: Do you know any jokes? Which one is your favorite?

3) Imperative *Tells or asks someone to do something *usually ends with a period but may end with an exclamation point

Examples: Listen carefully. Stop interrupting me!

*always ends with an exclamation point. 4) Exclamatory *Shows strong feeling *always ends with an exclamation point. ! ! ! ! !

Examples: I can’t believe it! What a piece of work!

What kind of sentences are these?? . . ! What kind of sentences are these??

I found an amusing story in a book of folk humor.

Declarative

Was it about a well-known judge who lived in China?

Interrogative

That’s the one!

Exclamatory

Remind me how the story goes.

Imperative

One morning, the judge noticed that he was walking with a limp.

Declarative

What could the cause be?

Interrogative

He was wearing two completely different shoes!

Exclamatory

Assignment: With a partner, you will design four caricatures to represent each type of sentence. Get a piece of white paper and divide it into fourths. 3) Label one section Exclamatory, label another section Interrogative, label the next section Imperative, and label the last section Declarative. 4) Each section needs the caricature, two example sentences, and a name for your caricature. You should decorate around the caricatures and use color! Exclamatory Interrogative Imperative Declarative

Example of a caricature

Assignment: With a partner, you will design four caricatures to represent each type of sentence. Get a piece of white paper and divide it into fourths. 3) Label one section Exclamatory, label another section Interrogative, label the next section Imperative, and label the last section Declarative. 4) Each section needs the caricature, two example sentences, and a name for your caricature. You should decorate around the caricatures and use color! Exclamatory Interrogative Imperative Declarative