K INDS OF S ENTENCES Which is which?

D ECLARATIVE S ENTENCE Makes a statement Ends with a period

E XAMPLES OF D ECLARATIVE S ENTENCES Mr. Jacobs is greatly missed at Madrid Middle School. Mrs. Aguayo teaches seventh grade at Madrid.

I MPERATIVE S ENTENCE Gives a command Makes a request Most imperative sentences end with a period A strong command ends with an exclamation point (!) You is always the understood subject

E XAMPLES OF I MPERATIVE S ENTENCES Stop it! Please give me a piece of watermelon. Sit down students.

I NTERROGATIVE S ENTENCES Asks a question Ends with a question mark (?)

E XAMPLES OF I NTERROGATIVE S ENTENCES Did you go surfing yesterday? When does our assembly begin? Who is responsible for this mess? Have you eaten dinner yet?

E XCLAMATORY S ENTENCE Shows excitement Expresses strong feelings Ends with an exclamation point (!)

E XAMPLES OF E XCLAMATORY S ENTENCES How terrifying that movie was! Gabriella won the match! What a kind teacher Ms. Dluhy is!

D ECLARATIVE, IMPERATIVE, INTERROGATIVE OR EXCLAMATORY ? Bring more hotdogs over here now!

IMPERATIVE

D ECLARATIVE, I MPERATIVE, I NTERROGATIVE OR E XCLAMATORY ? What an ugly toad you have!

EXCLAMATORY

D ECLARATIVE, I MPERATIVE, I NTERROGATIVE OR E XCLAMATORY ? The toad ate the cricket for breakfast.

DECLARATIVE

D ECLARATIVE, I MPERATIVE, I NTERROGATIVE OR E XCLAMATORY ? Ask Mrs. Aguayo for some candy.

IMPERATIVE

D ECLARATIVE, I MPERATIVE, I NTERROGATIVE OR E XCLAMATORY ? Is that Yeh Shen I see over there scrubbing the floor?

INTERROGATIVE

D ECLARATIVE, I MPERATIVE, I NTERROGATIVE OR E XCLAMATORY ? The Los Angeles Kings are better than the Anaheim Ducks.

DECLARATIVE

D ECLARATIVE, I MPERATIVE, I NTERROGATIVE OR E XCLAMATORY ? Eat your peas!

IMPERATIVE

D ECLARATIVE, I MPERATIVE, I NTERROGATIVE OR E XCLAMATORY The crowd gasped as the vampire ripped off the werewolf’s head.

DECLARATIVE

D ECLARATIVE, I MPERATIVE, I NTERROGATIVE OR E XCLAMATORY What a great poem “The Highwayman” is!

EXCLAMATORY

D ECLARATIVE, I MPERATIVE, I NTERROGATIVE, OR E XCLAMATORY ? Why don’t you try and dunk the basketball?

INTERROGATIVE

D ECLARATIVE, I MPERATIVE, I NTERROGATIVE, OR E XCLAMATORY ? Is that a pink mouse standing over there?

INTERROGATIVE

D ECLARATIVE, I MPERATIVE, I NTERROGATIVE, OR E XCLAMATORY ? What alert animals prairie dogs are!

E XCLAMATORY