TYPES OF SENTENCES

BY: Julianne Tijani

Ms. Dawson

6th period

Team 7C

TYPES OF SENTENCES

D

eclarative Sentence

I

nterrogative Sentence

I

mperative Sentence

E

xclamatory Sentence

DECLARATIVE SENTENCE

A

declarative sentence makes a

statement, they end in periods.

-

The dog is running.

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE

A

n interrogative sentence asks a question,

these sentences end with question marks.

-

Have you taken the dog for a walk?

IMPERATIVE SENTENCE

A

n imperative sentence gives a

command, they end with periods.

-

Feed the dog.

EXCLAMATORY SENTENCE

A

n exclamatory sentence expresses strong

emotion, the usually end with exclamation

points.

-

The dog is missing!

SENTENCESTRUCTURE

SENTENCE STRUCTURE

C

ompound

C

omplex

C

ompound-Complex

S

imple

SIMPLE SENTENCE

H

as one independent clause

-

Anne likes cats

COMPOUND

H

as 2 independent clauses joined by a coordinating

conjunction.

-

Anne likes cats, but Julie

l

ikes dogs.

COMPLEX

H

as 1 dependent clause and 1 independent clause

-A

lthough Anne likes

c

ats, she has a hamster.

COMPOUND-COMPLEX

H

as two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses

-

While Anne likes cats, Julie

L

ikes dogs, Jessica however

D

oesn’t like animals