Types of Sentences

Types of Sentences ** A sentence can be used to make a statement, to ask a question, to make a request or give a command, or to show strong feelings. Declarative= makes a statement and ends in a period (.)

Interrogative= asks a question and ends in a question mark (?)

Exclamatory= shows strong feeling and ends in an exclamation point (!)

Imperative= makes a request or gives a command and ends in a period or exclamation ( . !) Name______Homework #1 Due Date:______

Types of Sentences

** A sentence can be used to make a statement, to ask a question, to make a request or give a command, or to show strong feelings.

Declarative= makes a statement and ends in a period. Interrogative= asks a question and ends in a question mark. Exclamatory= shows strong feeling and ends in an exclamation point. Imperative= makes a request or gives a command and ends in a period.

Directions: Punctuate each sentence correctly and then decide what type of sentence it is.

____1. Look at that big yellow and black bee

____2. That’s a bumblebee

____3. Did you know that they can live as far north as the Arctic Circle

____4. The buzzing sound is a bumblebee fanning its wings

____5. Tell me how they build their nests

____6. The queen constructs a pot of wax and fills it with honey

____7. She lays her eggs in another pot of wax

____8. What happens to the egg

____9. They hatch and become worker bees

____10. Some hive are a foot wide and have up to 700 workers

____11. Why do you run when you see a bee ____12. Some people are allergic to bees

____13. Run when you see a bumblebee if you are allergic to them

____14. Why do you cry when you get stung

____15. Each house is surrounded by a veranda

____16. Did you know that some seals spend most of their lives in water

____17. Where do they live in the summer

____18. Can you help them find build new shelters

____19. Don’t try to catch the seals

____20. Watch Animal Planet after school to learn more about the seals Name______Homework #2 Due Date:______

Types of Sentences

** Choose the correct type of sentence and use the correct punctuation.

____1. Is Matt’s history book on the table

____2. Are there five Great Lakes

____3. Did Jeff forget where he left his coat

____4. Should we turn in our reports on Monday

____5. Does California border the Pacific Ocean

____6. Stop pulling that cat’s tail

____7. Please call me later

____8. Our family vacations at Myrtle Beach every summer

____9. On my way to school, several cars were involved in a car pile-up

____10. How tall is that building

____11. Tall buildings are called skyscrapers

____12. Please tell me who owns that building

____13. What a tall building ____14. I like hamburgers

Name______Homework #3 Due Date:______

Interrogative- asks a question= ? Declarative- makes a statement= . Exclamatory- uses feeling= ! Imperative- gives a command= .

____ 1. After school, I’ll probably watch television for a few hours before doing my homework

____2. The cute, fluffy puppy chewed on his bone in the living room

____3. Our family attends church on Wednesday nights and on Sundays

____4. Did you go to church this weekend

____5. Walk down the hallway in school

____6. Please stay in line

____7. Why are you talking in class while the teacher is teaching

____8. I’m so excited about the field trip

____9. What a great day we had

____10. Stop talking right now

____11. We had steak and peas for dinner last night ____12. Put your bike in the garage

Name______Homework #4 Due Date:______

Types of Sentences

Interrogative=asks a question ( ?) Imperative= command (.)

Declarative= statement (.) Exclamatory= feeling ( !)

____1. The water is just like ice.

____2. Let’s run, it’s beginning to rain

____3. Don’t miss the great movie

____4. Close the door as you leave

____5. Which way did the man run down the street

____6. How much money did you spend

____7. You may bring potato chips and ice cream to the party

____8. Oh no, he fell into the pond

____9. Rattlesnakes are poisonous

____10. What a fast runner that boy is

____11. That boy is the fastest runner on the team

____12. Watch out for that pot hole

____13. The windows should be kept close

____14. Are you waiting for me Name______Homework #5 Due Date:______

Types of Sentences

Read each sentence. Write the number of each sentence under its correct type of sentence.

____1. Why is the Constitution needed?

____2. The Constitution of the United States lists the basic rights of all American citizens.

____3. The U.S. Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787.

____4. Learn about our founding fathers.

____5. What wise men they were!

____6. How does the Constitution balance our government’s power?

____7. Tell which branch of government creates our laws.

____8. Who chooses the members of the U.S. Congress?

____9. Respect the head of the executive branch.

____10.The judicial branch explains the Constitution and our laws.

____11.The Constitution makes our government strong!

____12. The first ten amendments are called the Bill of Rights.

____13. Which amendment gives us the freedom of speech? ____14. Hooray for the Constitution of the United States!

Declarative Interrogative Imperative Exclamatory