1. Declarative and Interrogative Sentences

2. The ship sailed across the ocean.
Declarative Sentence
A declarative sentence is a telling sentence It tells the reader something.
Example:
The ship sailed across the ocean.
A declarative sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a period.

3. Interrogative Sentence
An interrogative sentence asks the reader something. It begins with a question word.
Example:
What color is the dog?
An interrogative sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a question mark.

4. What are question words?
Here’s a few:
Were?
Do?
Could?
Can?
Who?
What?
When?
Are?
May?
Where?
Why?
Should?
Is?
How?
Did?
Would?
Which?
Does?
Was?

5. Declarative or Interrogative
Let’s Practice!
Declarative or Interrogative

6. Declarative or Interrogative?.
The children are playing
Declarative
How do we know?
It tells us something.
It does not start with a question word.
It can not be answered.
A declarative sentence starts with a capital letter and ends
with a period.

7. Declarative or Interrogative?.
The blue bird sings loudly
Declarative
How do we know?
It tells us something.
It does not start with a question word.
It can not be answered.
A declarative sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a period.

8. Declarative or Interrogative?
Where is the kitten
Interrogative
How do we know?
It asks something.
It starts with a question word.
It can be answered.
The kitten is in the box.
An interrogative sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a question mark.

9. Declarative or Interrogative?
When will the football game start
Interrogative
How do we know?
It asks something.
It starts with a question word.
It can be answered.
The game will start soon.
An interrogative sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a question mark.

10. Declarative or Interrogative?
What color is the bus
Interrogative
How do we know?
It asks something.
It starts with a question word.
It can be answered.
The bus is red.
An interrogative sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a question mark.

11. Declarative or Interrogative?.
The boy is mad
Declarative
How do we know?
It tells us something.
It does not start with a question word.
It can not be answered.
A declarative sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a period.

12. Declarative or Interrogative?.
The duck quacks a lot
Declarative
How do we know?
It tells us something.
It does not start with a question word.
It can not be answered.
A declarative sentence starts with a capital letter and ends
with a period.