The Four Kinds of Sentences

1. The Four Kinds of Sentences Mrs. Kelly Brown

2. Today we are going to learn about the types of sentences. What is a sentence?

3. What is a sentence? • A sentence is a group of words that makes sense. • A sentence expresses a complete thought. • A sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a symbol. • A sentence has at least one verb an action word. Example: Sam went to the store.

5. Declarative Sentence. A declarative sentence makes a statement. It ends with a period (.). Examples: • The boy is happy. • The people are running.

6. Examples Interrogative Sentence. An interrogative sentence asks a question. It ends with a question mark(?) . Examples: Who is your teacher? Have you ever seen a flying fish?

7. Imperative Sentence. An imperative sentence gives an order. It ends with a period OR an exclamation point. Examples: Go to your room! Stop.

8. Exclamatory Sentence An exclamatory sentence expresses strong feelings. It ends with an exclamation point. Examples: Hooray! Wow! That’s great news!

9. Four Kinds of Sentences 3. Imperative- (.) , (!) gives a command. 1. Declarative- (.) , (!) makes a statement. 2.Interrogative- (?) asks a question. 4. Exclamatory- (!) shows strong feeling or emotions.

10. Now it’s your turn! Remember . Don’t forget that a sentence always begins with a capital letter and ends with an end mark. The four kinds of sentences and don’t forget that imperative sentences can end two ways!

11. Lets Practice! • What kind of candy do you like • Go get the paper off the porch • Wow, you did great • I love to watch old movies Text in here

12. Did you get them right? • What kind of candy do you like? (interrogative) • Go get the paper off the porch. (imperative) • Wow, you did great! (exclamatory) • I love to watch old movies. (declarative) Text in here

13. Thank You