Four Kinds Of Sentences 1
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21.1
Date
Four Kinds of Sentences • Practice 1
There are four kinds of sentences: declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory.
FOUR KINDS OF SENTENCES
Exercise 1
Kinds of Sentences
Examples
Declarative
Interrogative
Imperative
Exclamatory
Whitcomb L. Judson invented the zipper.
Who invented the zipper?
Lend me your book about inventors.
What a lot of inventions there are!
Identifying the Four Kinds of Sentences. Identify each sentence below as
declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory.
EXAMPLE: Add the milk to the dry ingredients slowly.
imperative
1. Who was the first female astronaut?
2. Buckle your seatbelt even for short trips.
3. Please put the stamped envelopes in this box.
4. You must be joking!
5. What a thrill that ride was!
6. In 1776, there were fifty-three newspapers in London.
7. Who were the first people to use paper money?
8. Insert the diskette in this slot.
9. Insects outnumber people by millions to one.
10. What an amazing story that is!
Exercise 2
Choosing the Correct End Mark for the Sentence. On the line provided, supply
an appropriate end mark for each sentence below.
EXAMPLE: English has many interesting names of groups of animals
.
1. Give us some examples
2. Well, a group of lions is a pride
3. What is a group of leopards called
4. Have you ever heard of a leap of leopards
5. What a great name that is for those cats
6. A gam is a group of whales
7. Then, what is a pod
8. Look up both words in a dictionary, please
9. Either noun can be used for whales
10. One is just as weird as the other
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Four Kinds of Sentences • 69
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Four Kinds of Sentences • Practice 2
Exercise 1
Recognizing the Four Kinds of Sentences. On the line provided, label each sentence below declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory. Then, show what punctuation is needed at the end of the sentence.
EXAMPLE: Have you ever been to New England
interrogative ?
1. Maine is a
21.1
Date
Four Kinds of Sentences • Practice 1
There are four kinds of sentences: declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory.
FOUR KINDS OF SENTENCES
Exercise 1
Kinds of Sentences
Examples
Declarative
Interrogative
Imperative
Exclamatory
Whitcomb L. Judson invented the zipper.
Who invented the zipper?
Lend me your book about inventors.
What a lot of inventions there are!
Identifying the Four Kinds of Sentences. Identify each sentence below as
declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory.
EXAMPLE: Add the milk to the dry ingredients slowly.
imperative
1. Who was the first female astronaut?
2. Buckle your seatbelt even for short trips.
3. Please put the stamped envelopes in this box.
4. You must be joking!
5. What a thrill that ride was!
6. In 1776, there were fifty-three newspapers in London.
7. Who were the first people to use paper money?
8. Insert the diskette in this slot.
9. Insects outnumber people by millions to one.
10. What an amazing story that is!
Exercise 2
Choosing the Correct End Mark for the Sentence. On the line provided, supply
an appropriate end mark for each sentence below.
EXAMPLE: English has many interesting names of groups of animals
.
1. Give us some examples
2. Well, a group of lions is a pride
3. What is a group of leopards called
4. Have you ever heard of a leap of leopards
5. What a great name that is for those cats
6. A gam is a group of whales
7. Then, what is a pod
8. Look up both words in a dictionary, please
9. Either noun can be used for whales
10. One is just as weird as the other
Prentice-Hall, Inc.
Four Kinds of Sentences • 69
Name
21.1
Date
Four Kinds of Sentences • Practice 2
Exercise 1
Recognizing the Four Kinds of Sentences. On the line provided, label each sentence below declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory. Then, show what punctuation is needed at the end of the sentence.
EXAMPLE: Have you ever been to New England
interrogative ?
1. Maine is a