JK Academy Sentences for Grade 3
What is a Sentence?
A group of words that are used to express a thought that makes sense is called a sentence.
All sentences begin with a capital letter.
We use sentences to speak, read and write.
Types of Sentences
- Assertive or Declarative Sentence
- Interrogative Sentence
- Exclamatory Sentence
Types of Sentences
1. Assertive: When a sentence states or declares something it is called an Assertive Sentence.
An Assertive sentence ends with a full stop.
Example:
The cat caught a rat.
Amy went to the park with her parents.
Pat fell down and hurt his leg.
2. Interrogative: When a sentence asks questions it is an Interrogative sentence.
An Interrogative sentence ends with a question mark.
Example:
When will the bus arrive?
Have you eaten your lunch?
Don’t go too close to the fire?
3. Exclamatory: When a sentence expresses a strong feeling it is called an exclamatory sentence.
An exclamatory sentence ends with an exclamation mark.
Example:
Ouch! My leg hurts.
What a superb painting!
How neatly he writes!
Exercise 1: Identify the given sentence and put the correct punctuation mark.
1. The baby is crying loudly ______
2. Why are the boys playing in the rain ____
3. Oh no, I can’t find my shoes ____
4. What a beautiful picture ____
5. The airplane is a very big ____
6. Is there any water in the glass ____
7. Mother, is the dinner ready _____
8. Mrs. Ray is watering the plants ____
9. Can I take this pencil ____
10. Wow, you sing very well _____
11. My pet dog is sick today _____
12. When are we going home ____
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Exercise 2: Say whether the given sentences are Assertive sentences, Interrogative sentences, or Exclamatory sentences.
1. My father works very hard for the family. ________________
2. What is there in the bag? ________________
3. Ouch! The ant bit me. ________________
4. How was your test today? ________________
5. How badly we played the match! ________________
6. The teacher gave us a difficult sum. _______________
7. What a big dog it is! ________________
8. The penguins can live only in cold regions. ________________
9. Why is the little boy crying? ________________
10. Will you lend me your pencil? ________________
11. Superb! It was a great shot. ________________
12. There aren’t any blank pages in my book. ________________
13. Where did you keep your bag? ________________
14. Ron is playing in the rain. ________________
15. How clever he is! ________________
Answer Key:
Exercise 1: Identify the given sentence and put the correct punctuation mark.
1. The baby is crying loudly .
2. Why are the boys playing in the rain ?
3. Oh no, I can’t find my shoes !
4. What a beautiful picture !
5. The airplane is a very big .
6. Is there any water in the glass ?
7. Mother, is the dinner ready ?
8. Mrs. Ray is watering the plants .
9. Can I take this pencil ?
10. Wow, you sing very well !
11. My pet dog is sick today.
12. When are we going home ?
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Exercise 2: Say whether the given sentences are Assertive sentences, Interrogative sentences, or Exclamatory sentences.
1. My father works very hard for the family. Assertive sentence
2. What is there in the bag? Interrogative sentence
3. Ouch! The ant bit me. Exclamatory sentence
4. How was your test today? Interrogative sentence
5. How badly we played the match! Exclamatory sentence
6. The teacher gave us a difficult sum. Assertive sentence
7. What a big dog it is! Exclamatory sentence
8. The penguins can live only in cold regions. Assertive sentence
9. Why is the little boy crying? Interrogative sentence
10. Will you lend me your pencil? Interrogative sentence
11. Superb! It was a great shot. Exclamatory sentence
12. There aren’t any blank pages in my book. Assertive sentence
13. Where did you keep your bag? Interrogative sentence_
14. Ron is playing in the rain. Assertive sentence
15. How clever he is! Exclamatory sentence