1. Kinds of Sentences

2. There are four different kinds of sentences.

3. Declarative Sentence
A declarative sentence makes a statement. It ends with a period.
He likes pepperoni pizza.
The umbrella is green.
Mrs. Smith is a teacher.

4. Interrogative Sentence
An interrogative sentence asks a question. It ends with a question mark.
Do you like pepperoni pizza?
Have you seen my umbrella?
Who is your teacher?

5. Exclamatory Sentence
An exclamatory sentence shows strong feeling. It ends with an exclamation point. Hooray, we have grammar today!
Wow, that’s great news!

6. Throw me the ball please. Bob, please close the door.
Imperative Sentence
An imperative sentence gives a command. It ends with a period or an exclamation mark.
Go to your room now!
Throw me the ball please.
Bob, please close the door.

7. Practice See if you can correctly identify and punctuate the following of sentences.

8. What kind of sentence is this?
are you going to the movies tonight

9. What kind of sentence is this?
what a great movie that was

10. What kind of sentence is this?
there are many different kinds of animals at the zoo

11. What kind of sentence is this?
open to Chapter 5 of your math book

12. What kind of sentence is this?
rob has an iPod

13. What kind of sentence is this?
be careful with your iPod and cell phone

14. What kind of sentence is this?
how entertaining and amazing the acrobats are

15. What kind of sentence is this?
do you have an iPod or a cell phone

16. What kind of sentence is this?
please pass the salt and pepper

17. What kind of sentence is this?
it is sunny outside

18. What kind of sentence is this?
are you planning to travel during your vacation

19. What kind of sentence is this?
what a beautiful day it was on Saturday

20. What kind of sentence is this?
would you like to go to the beach with me

21. What kind of sentence is this?
bring your hat and sunblock with you to the beach

22. What kind of sentence is this?
wow, what a good play that was

23. What kind of sentence is this?
the student went to the store to buy some candy

24. What kind of sentence is this?
what is your favorite food

25. What kind of sentence is this?
i wonder if this is the last sentence

26. What kind of sentence is this?
this is the last practice sentence

27. Writing Application
Good writers will try to use at least 2 of the 4 kinds of sentences in a paragraph.