The Four Kinds of The Four Kinds of SentencesSentenceso Declarative or Statement .Declarative or Statement .o Interrogative or Question ?Interrogative or Question ?o Imperative or Command .Imperative or Command .o Exclamatory or Exclamation !Exclamatory or Exclamation !

Declarative or Declarative or StatementStatemento Tells or states something. Tells or states something. o Always ends with a period. Always ends with a period.

– The dog ate the bone.The dog ate the bone.– Susan is 12 years old.Susan is 12 years old.– The door was open.The door was open.

Interrogative or Interrogative or QuestionQuestiono Asks a question. Asks a question. o Always ends with a question mark.Always ends with a question mark.

– Why is it raining?Why is it raining?– How much does it cost?How much does it cost?– Which do you like best?Which do you like best?

Imperative or Imperative or CommandCommando Makes a request or gives an order. Makes a request or gives an order. o Ends with a period, or an Ends with a period, or an

exclamation point can be used.exclamation point can be used.

– Please wash the dishes.Please wash the dishes.– Have another cookie.Have another cookie.– Sit down!Sit down!

Exclamatory or Exclamatory or ExclamationExclamationo Expresses strong feeling such as Expresses strong feeling such as

surprise, excitement, or shock. surprise, excitement, or shock. o Ends with an exclamation point.Ends with an exclamation point.o Might not be a complete sentence!Might not be a complete sentence!

– Happy birthday, Mom!Happy birthday, Mom!– Our cat was hit by a car!Our cat was hit by a car!

SIMPLE SENTENCESIMPLE SENTENCE

o Contains one independent clause.Contains one independent clause.o Must have subject and verb.Must have subject and verb.o Janet danced.Janet danced.o Janet danced all night.Janet danced all night.o Janet danced and sang all night.Janet danced and sang all night.o Over the river and through the Over the river and through the

woods to Grandmother’s house we woods to Grandmother’s house we go.go.

COMPOUND SENTENCECOMPOUND SENTENCE

o Contains two or more independent Contains two or more independent clauses.clauses.

o Janet danced and Phil danced.Janet danced and Phil danced.o Janet danced at her station, and Janet danced at her station, and

Phil danced in the room.Phil danced in the room.o Janet danced at her station; Phil Janet danced at her station; Phil

danced in the room.danced in the room.

COMPLEX SENTENCECOMPLEX SENTENCE

o Contains one or more dependent Contains one or more dependent clauses and one independent clauses and one independent clause.clause.

o While Janet danced at her station, While Janet danced at her station, Phil watched with interest. Phil watched with interest.

o Phil watched with interest while Phil watched with interest while Janet danced at her station.Janet danced at her station.

COMPOUND-COMPLEX COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCESENTENCE

o Contains one or more dependent Contains one or more dependent clauses and two or more independent clauses and two or more independent clauses.clauses.

o While Janet danced at her station, Phil While Janet danced at her station, Phil watched with interest; and he decided watched with interest; and he decided to ask her for a date.to ask her for a date.

o Phil watched with interest, and he Phil watched with interest, and he decided to ask Janet for a date while she decided to ask Janet for a date while she danced at her station.danced at her station.

MEMORY HOOKMEMORY HOOK

o Simple sentence - 1 ICSimple sentence - 1 ICo Compound sentence - 2 or more ICCompound sentence - 2 or more ICo Complex sentence - 1 or more DC and Complex sentence - 1 or more DC and

1 IC1 ICo Compound-complex sentence - 1 or Compound-complex sentence - 1 or

more DC and 2 or more ICmore DC and 2 or more IC