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Strategies for Writers Grade 7 © Zaner-Bloser, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sentence Types Sentences are the building blocks of writing. Let’s find out how to construct different sentence types and how to use them in your writing. Sentence Types

Strategies for Writers Grade 7 © Zaner-Bloser, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sentence Types A declarative sentence makes a statement and ends with a period. The whale swam through the cold, dark sea. Many tourists visit Australia in January.

Strategies for Writers Grade 7 © Zaner-Bloser, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sentence Types An interrogative sentence asks a question and ends with a question mark. Are hammerhead sharks dangerous to humans? How did you mow the lawn all by yourself?

Strategies for Writers Grade 7 © Zaner-Bloser, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sentence Types An imperative sentence gives a command or makes a request. Imperative sentences end with either an exclamation mark or a period. Look at this map of Africa! Find a river on this map.

Strategies for Writers Grade 7 © Zaner-Bloser, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sentence Types An exclamatory sentence shows excitement or surprise. Exclamatory sentences end with an exclamation mark (!). Dolphins are amazing animals!

Strategies for Writers Grade 7 © Zaner-Bloser, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sentence Types A simple sentence is made up of a subject and a predicate and expresses only one complete thought. The horse galloped across the field. My grandfather walks three miles a day.

Strategies for Writers Grade 7 © Zaner-Bloser, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sentence Types A compound sentence is made of two closely related independent clauses. The two clauses can be joined by a comma (,) and a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or or), or by a semicolon (;). Many early airplanes were simple gliders, but the Flyer had a gasoline-powered engine. Gorillas reinforce bonds by grooming each other; it allows close interaction between the two animals.

Strategies for Writers Grade 7 © Zaner-Bloser, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sentence Types A complex sentence is a sentence made up of an independent clause and a dependent clause. When Anish woke up, he walked into the bathroom and brushed his teeth.

Strategies for Writers Grade 7 © Zaner-Bloser, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sentence Types A compound-complex sentence joins more than one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. When I eat Chinese food, I usually use chopsticks, or I just use a fork.

Strategies for Writers Grade 7 © Zaner-Bloser, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sentence Types Good writing begins with good sentences. Use different sentence types in your writing. Different sentence types will make your writing more interesting and exciting. Remember!