1. Types of Sentences
By: Ms. Pressley

2. Table of Contents:
Sentences
Declarative
Interrogative
Imperative
Exclamatory

3. Sentences:
A sentence is a complete thought.
All sentences must:
Begin with a capital letter.
End with a punctuation mark.
Be broken down into two parts.
Subject(naming part): is who the sentence is about.
Predicate(telling part): is what the sentence is about.

4. Four Types of Sentences:
Sentences are broken down into four types.
Declarative
Interrogative
Imperative
Exclamatory
These four types of sentences are used everywhere and
they always begin with a capital letter and end with a
punctuation mark.

5. Declarative Sentence:
Declarative:
Begins with a capital letter and ends with a period.
It tells you something or makes a statement.
Examples:
This project was super easy.
Today is Friday.
My favorite color is black.
http://grammar.about.com/od/d/g/declsenterm.htm

6. Interrogative Sentence:
Interrogative:
Begins with a capital letter and ends with a question
mark.
Ask you a question.
Examples:
What’s your favorite color?
How was your day?
Where is your project?
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Identifying-Sentences-By-Function.htm

7. Imperative Sentence:
Imperative:
Begins with a capital letter and ends with a
period/exclamation mark.
Makes a request or command(usually bosses you
around).
Examples:
Close the door!
Don’t talk to me.
http://grammar.about.com/od/sentencecombining/a/Exercise-In-
Identifying-Sentences-By-Function.htm

8. Exclamatory Sentence:
Exclamatory:
Begins with a capital letter and ends with a exclamation
point.
Shows strong feelings.
Examples:
Hooray!
Happy Birthday!
http://grammar.about.com/od/sentencecombining/a/Exercise-In-
Identifying-Sentences-By-Function.htm

9. Review:
Now let’s review.
There are four types of sentences.
All sentences began with a capital letter.
Sentences end with a punctuation mark.
They are a complete thought.
Sentences are broken down into two parts:
Subject and Predicate

10. Look at this picture.
-Tell me two things about this
picture.
-What two things do you want
to ask about this picture?
-What request/command could
you make about this picture?
-If you could say something
with very strong feelings
about this picture, what would
it be?

11. Examples:
 Where are you going?
 Where did the flowers come from?
 Ms. Pressley have on a black and white shirt.
 The baby have a hat on.
 Put that baby down.
 Stop smiling.
 What a beautiful picture!
 Everyone say CHEESE!

12. Let’s listen to a song about the
Four Types of Sentences:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fTIalGqR4Q

13. Now read the next slides and tell
what type of sentence it is.

14. Watch out for that car!

15. Exclamatory

16. Go sit down now.

17. Imperative

18. How old are you?

19. Interrogative

20. Today is Sunday.

21. Declarative

22. Good Job!
You know the four types of
sentences!