JK Academy What is a sentence?
A collection of words that are arranged to put forward a sensible thought is called a sentence.
To speak, read and write we make use of sentences.
All sentences begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark.
Sentences are of the following types:
1. Assertive or Declarative Sentence:
A simple sentence that asserts or declares a thought is called an Assertive or Declarative Sentence.
An Assertive or declarative sentence always ends with a full stop. (.)
Example: Steve helped in cleaning the litter.
The teacher was extremely strict with his students.
Mother Teresa was born in 1910
2. Interrogative Sentence:
A sentence that asks a question is called an Interrogative sentence.
An Interrogative sentence ends with a question mark. (?)
Example: How did you prepare for the competition?
Did someone help you?
What are your future plans?
3. Exclamatory Sentence:
A sentence that conveys the exact feeling that the speaker wants to express is called an Exclamatory sentence. An exclamatory sentence ends with an exclamation mark. (!)
Example:
Oh no! I failed in the test!
How lucky you are!
What an easy paper it was!
4. Imperative Sentence:
A sentence that indicates a request, advice, suggestion, instruction, command or order is called an Imperative sentence.
An imperative sentence ends with a full stop. (.)
Example:
Don’t go too close to the fire.
Please keep quiet.
Let’s ask the teacher to help us.
Exercise 1: Identify the type of sentence.
- Lata went to the store. ____________________________
- Where is the store? ____________________________
- She bought some food for dinner. ____________________________
- Why did she check her list? ____________________________
- How I wish for a few million rupees! ____________________________
- Shut that door now. ____________________________
- She wants to be sure she didn’t forget anything. ____________________________
- Stop, take your hands off me! ____________________________
- Put that bag of candy down. ____________________________
- Look, that man has green hair! ____________________________
Exercise 2: Mark the end punctuation and write down the type of each sentence.
1. Are you aware of the exam tomorrow ________ ______________________
2. Eat your supper ________ ______________________
3. Oh, what a beautiful morning ________ ______________________
4. May they loose the match today ________ ______________________
5. What gifts did you receive for your birthday ________ ______________________
6. Pay the bill ________ ______________________
7. Shh, don’t make any noise ________ ______________________
8. Have you finished your homework ________ ______________________
9. Deena, turn off the light ________ ______________________
10. Bidesh participated in the baseball tournament ________ ______________________
Answer Key:
Exercise 1: Identify the type of sentence.
- Lata went to the store. Assertive Sentence
- Where is the store? Interrogative Sentence
- She bought some food for dinner. Assertive Sentence
- Why did she check her list? Interrogative Sentence
- How I wish for a few million rupees! Exclamatory Sentence
- Shut that door now. Imperative Sentence
- She wants to be sure she didn’t forget anything. Assertive Sentence
- Stop, take your hands off me! Exclamatory Sentence
- Put that bag of candy down. Imperative Sentence
- Look, that man has green hair! Exclamatory Sentence
Exercise 2: Mark the end punctuation and write down the type of each sentence.
1. Are you aware of the exam tomorrow ? Interrogative Sentence
2. Eat your supper . Imperative Sentence
3. Oh, what a beautiful morning! Exclamatory Sentence
4. May they loose the match today. Imperative Sentence
5. What gifts did you receive for your birthday? Interrogative Sentence
6. Pay the bill. Imperative Sentence
7. Shh, don’t make any noise! Exclamatory Sentence
8. Have you finished your homework? Interrogative Sentence
9. Deena, turn off the light. Imperative Sentence
10. Bob participated in the baseball tournament. Assertive Sentence