Types of Sentences
By Maya Ellison
October 8, 2013
Ela/ pd 6
project
Declarative Sentence
Definition
A declarative sentence tells you something.
Ex: I love puppies.
Imperative Sentence
Definition
An imperative sentence demands or commands you to do something.
Ex: Go clean your room right now.
Interrogative Sentence
Definition
An interrogative sentence states a question
Ex: Did you make your bed?
Exclamatory Sentence
Definition
An exclamatory sentence shows excitement.
Ex: I made the job!
Simple Sentence
Definition
A simple sentence is a sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate.
Ex: . Alicia goes to the library and
studies every day.
Compound Sentence
Definition
A compound sentence is a sentence that consist of two or more independent clauses joined together by a conjunction.
Ex: Mark played football, so Maria went shopping.
Complex Sentence
Definition
A complex sentence is a sentence that has one independent and one dependent clause.
Ex: After they finished studying,
Juan and Maria went to the movies.
Compound- Complex Sentence
Definition
A compound- complex sentence is a sentence that has two independent clauses and one dependent clause.
Ex: We decided that the movie was too violent, but our children, who like to
watch scary movies, thought that we were
wrong.