2. Kinds of Sentences

3. There are four Kinds of Sentence  Declarative  Interrogative  Imperative  Exclamatory

4. Declarative Sentence  A declarative sentence tells something  Ends with a period  Example: –Caterpillars change once a year.

5. Interrogative  An interrogative sentence asks a question.  Ends with a question mark  Example –Did you catch a butterfly?

6. Imperative Sentence  Tells someone to do something  Ends with a period  Examples –Tell me about caterpillars. –Please speak slowly.

7. Exclamatory Sentence  Shows strong feeling  Ends with an exclamation mark  Examples –How pretty the butterfly looks! –I like the colors!

8. Strategy  Some sentences can be either exclamatory or declarative sentences. It is the writer’s choice. When you write a sentence, decide whether you want to express strong felling or surprise. If so, use an exclamation point.

9. Check your understanding 1.Butterflies fly during the day. a.Declarativeb.interrogative DeclarativeinterrogativeDeclarativeinterrogative 2.Did you watch the moth? a.Declarativeb.interrogative DeclarativeinterrogativeDeclarativeinterrogative 3.Show me the book about insects. a.imperative b. Exclamatory imperativeExclamatoryimperativeExclamatory 4.Wow, the butterfly moves so quickly! a.Imperativeb. Exclamatory ImperativeExclamatoryImperativeExclamatory

11. Declarative Sentence  A declarative sentence tells something  Ends with a period  Example: –Caterpillars change once a year.

12. Interrogative  An interrogative sentence asks a question.  Ends with a question mark  Example –Did you catch a butterfly?

13. Imperative Sentence  Tells someone to do something  Ends with a period  Examples –Tell me about caterpillars. –Please speak slowly.

14. Exclamatory Sentence  Shows strong feeling  Ends with an exclamation mark  Examples –How pretty the butterfly looks! –I like the colors!