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LEARNING OBJECTIVE:Students will be able to differentiate between the four different types
of sentences. Students will be able to write the four different types of sentences.

TYPES OF SENTENCES

A sentence is a group of words which has a meaning and contains a verb. A sentence

always begins with a capital letter.

I am in class 3.

My mother cooks delicious food.

The child asks: Father,where are we going?

Father replies: We are going to the market.

The first sentence is a question. The second sentence is a statement. Both begins with

capital letters.

There are mainly 4 types of sentences in English.

 Interrogative

 Declarative

 Exclamatory

 Imperative

Sentences which ask something are called questions. A question ends with a question
mark (?).They are also known as INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES.

Are you going to school?

What is your name?

Sentences which say or state something are called statements. A statement ends with a

full stop(.).They are also known as DECLARATIVE SENTENCES.

I have to do my homework.

We watch television together.

Sentences which show strong feelings, emotions or excitement are called
EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES.

Wow! What a beautiful flower!

Bravo! We have won!

Sentences that express requests, commands or orders are called IMPERATIVE

SENTENCES. They usually end with a full stop.

Please give a glass of water.