Understanding Sentence Types: Practice with Punctuation and Grammar

1. Spelling WordsAdding –ed & -ing

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3. Grammar • Four Kinds of Sentences

4. the dog answered the boys call with a loud bark (3) • The dog answered the boy’s call with a loud bark. • why is old yeller loyal to his family (4) • Why is Old Yeller loyal to his family?

5. Four Kinds of Sentences • Come away from there, Travis. • This is an imperative sentence. It gives a command or makes a request and ends with a period. • There are four kinds of sentences.

6. Four Kinds of Sentences • A declarative sentence, or statement, tells something. It ends with a period. • Specially trained dogs help people with disabilities.

7. Four Kinds of Sentences • An interrogative sentence asks a question. It ends with a question mark. • What kinds of jobs can these dogs do?

8. Four Kinds of Sentences • An exclamatory sentence shows strong feeling. It ends with an exclamation mark. • How interesting this article is!

9. Four Kinds of Sentences • An imperative sentence gives a command or makes a request. It ends with a period. You is the understood subject. • Read this newspaper article about some heroic canines.

10. Four Kinds of Sentences • An interjection is a word or a group of words that expresses strong feeling. It is not a complete sentence. An interjection is usually followed by an exclamation mark. • Hooray! Wow! Super!

11. Four Kinds of SentencesWhat kind of sentence is each one? 1-interrogative 2-declarative 3-imperative 4-exclamatory • Where did you find your new puppy? • interrogative • The animal shelter rescues many abandoned pets. • declarative

12. Four Kinds of SentencesWhat kind of sentence is each one?1-interrogative 2-declarative 3-imperative 4-exclamatory • What a wonderful job they do! • exclamatory • Visit the one in your neighborhood. • imperative

13. Four Kinds of SentencesWhat kind of sentence is each one?1-interrogative 2-declarative 3-imperative 4-exclamatory • You will be amazed at the variety of animals. • declarative • Do they have snakes and lizards at the shelter? • interrogative

14. Four Kinds of SentencesWhat kind of sentence is each one?1-interrogative 2-declarative 3-imperative 4-exclamatory • Call this number for that information. • imperative • Oh, a pet snake would be terrific! • exclamatory

15. Four Kinds of SentencesWhat kind of sentence is each one?1-interrogative 2-declarative 3-imperative 4-exclamatory • Would your little sister be frightened? • interrogative • My sister Naomi has several snakes of her own. • declarative

16. Four Kinds of SentencesWhat is the correct end punctuation for each sentence? • What kind of animal makes the best pet • question mark • Many people are attracted to cats • period

17. Four Kinds of SentencesWhat is the correct end punctuation for each sentence? • Please consider this adorable little puppy • period • What a difficult decision this is • exclamation mark

18. Spelling WordsAdding –ed & -ing

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20. Grammar • Four Kinds of Sentences

21. juana threw the stick to her dog patches. The dog retrieve it quick (4) • Juana threw the stick to her dog Patches. The dog retrieved it quickly. • please set the table four dinner (3) • Please set the table for dinner.

22. Four Kinds of Sentences • A declarative sentence, or statement, tells something. It ends with a period. • An interrogative sentence asks a question. It ends with a question mark.

23. Four Kinds of Sentences • An imperative sentence gives a command or makes a request. It ends with a period. You is the understood subject. • An exclamatory sentence shows strong feeling. It ends with an exclamation mark.

24. Spelling WordsAdding –ed & -ing

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26. Grammar • Four Kinds of Sentences

27. the boy and his friends paniked when they seed the bear (4) • The boy and his friends panicked when they saw the bear. • chopping wood is difficult werk (3) • Chopping wood is difficult work.

28. Four Kinds of Sentences • A declarative sentence, or statement, tells something. It ends with a period. • An interrogative sentence asks a question. It ends with a question mark.

29. Four Kinds of Sentences • An imperative sentence gives a command or makes a request. It ends with a period. You is the understood subject. • An exclamatory sentence shows strong feeling. It ends with an exclamation mark.

30. Four Kinds of Sentences • Using different kinds of sentences can make your writing more interesting. • Review something you have written to see if you can change declarative sentences into other kinds of sentences. Change words and punctuation as necessary.

31. Spelling WordsAdding –ed & -ing

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33. Grammar • Four Kinds of Sentences

34. does sophia enjoy washin the dog (4) • Does Sophia enjoy washing the dog? • we were so frightened? That snake were venomous (4) • We were so frightened! That snake was venomous!

35. Four Kinds of Sentences • A declarative sentence, or statement, tells something. It ends with a period. • An interrogative sentence asks a question. It ends with a question mark.

36. Four Kinds of Sentences • An imperative sentence gives a command or makes a request. It ends with a period. You is the understood subject. • An exclamatory sentence shows strong feeling. It ends with an exclamation mark.

37. Four Kinds of Sentences • Test Tip: Focus on sentence meaning rather than on single words or punctuation marks when identifying kinds of sentences. • You many confuse an exclamatory sentences with an interrogative sentence if they focus only on the word how.

38. Four Kinds of Sentences • Example: • How big you’ve gotten! (exclamatory) • How are you feeling today? (interrogative)

39. Spelling WordsAdding –ed & -ing

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41. Grammar • Four Kinds of Sentences

42. please changed the cats bandage David (5) • Please change the cat’s bandage,David. • i never feed mine dog desert (4) • I never feed my dog dessert.

43. Four Kinds of Sentences • A declarative sentence, or statement, tells something. It ends with a period. • An interrogative sentence asks a question. It ends with a question mark.

44. Four Kinds of Sentences • An imperative sentence gives a command or makes a request. It ends with a period. You is the understood subject. • An exclamatory sentence shows strong feeling. It ends with an exclamation mark.

45. Spelling WordsAdding –ed & -ing

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