DATE: Week 5 (Monday 7th – Friday 11th of October, 2024)
SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE
TOPIC: KINDS OF SENTENCES
CLASS: Year 6
A sentence is the largest independent unit of grammar: it begins with a capital letter and
ends with a period, question mark, or exclamation point.
Four kinds of Sentence
1. Declarative Sentences: Declarative sentences make a statement to relay information
or ideas. They are punctuated with a simple period. Formal essays or reports are
composed almost entirely of declarative sentences.
Examples of Declarative Sentences:
1. The concert begins in two hours.
2. July 4th is Independence Day.
3. Declarative sentences make a statement.
4. You’re a good man, Charlie Brown.
5. Green is my favorite color.
6. Hawaii has a tropical climate.
2. Imperative Sentences: Imperative sentences issue commands or requests or they can
express a desire or wish. They are punctuated with a simple period or they can be
exclamations requiring an exclamation mark. It all depends on the strength of emotion
you want to express. Exclamatory sentences can consist of a single verb or they can
be more lengthy and complex.
Examples of Imperative Sentences:
1. Halt!
2. Yield.
3. Watch for oncoming traffic.
4. Respond immediately.
5. Please lower your voice.
6. Meet me at the town square.
7. Drop what you’re doing and come celebrate with us!
3. Exclamatory Sentences: Exclamatory sentences express strong emotion. It doesn’t
really matter what the emotion is, an exclamatory sentence is the type of sentence
needed to express it. Exclamatory sentences always end in an exclamation mark.
Examples of Exclamatory Sentences:
1. The river is rising!
2. I can’t wait for the party!
3. I don’t know what I’ll do if I don’t pass this test!
4. Oh, my goodness, I won!
5. Suddenly, a bear appeared in my path!
6. This is the best day of my life!
7. Please don’t go!
4. Interrogative Sentences: Interrogative sentences are also easy to spot. That’s
because they always ask a question and end in a question mark.
Examples of Interrogative Sentences:
1. Is it snowing?
2. Have you had breakfast?
3. Do you want Coke or Pepsi?
4. Who are you taking to the prom?
5. You like Mexican food, don’t you?
Notice that the interrogatives may require a simple yes/no response or are more open
ended, and that each end in a question mark.
