3. Sentences:
A sentence is a complete thought.
All sentences must:
Begin with a capital letter.
End with a punctuation mark.
Be broken down into two parts.
Subject(naming part): is who the sentence is about.
Predicate(telling part): is what the sentence is about.
4. Four Types of Sentences:
Sentences are broken down into four types.
Declarative
Interrogative
Imperative
Exclamatory
These four types of sentences are used everywhere and
they always begin with a capital letter and end with a
punctuation mark.
5. Declarative Sentence:
Declarative:
Begins with a capital letter and ends with a period.
It tells you something or makes a statement.
Examples:
This project was super easy.
Today is Friday.
My favorite color is black.
http://grammar.about.com/od/d/g/declsenterm.htm
6. Interrogative Sentence:
Interrogative:
Begins with a capital letter and ends with a question
mark.
Ask you a question.
Examples:
What’s your favorite color?
How was your day?
Where is your project?
http://grammar.about.com/od/sentencecombining/a/Exercise-In-
Identifying-Sentences-By-Function.htm
7. Imperative Sentence:
Imperative:
Begins with a capital letter and ends with a
period/exclamation mark.
Makes a request or command(usually bosses you
around).
Examples:
Close the door!
Don’t talk to me.
http://grammar.about.com/od/sentencecombining/a/Exercise-In-
Identifying-Sentences-By-Function.htm
8. Exclamatory Sentence:
Exclamatory:
Begins with a capital letter and ends with a exclamation
point.
Shows strong feelings.
Examples:
Hooray!
Happy Birthday!
http://grammar.about.com/od/sentencecombining/a/Exercise-In-
Identifying-Sentences-By-Function.htm
9. Review:
Now let’s review.
There are four types of sentences.
All sentences began with a capital letter.
Sentences end with a punctuation mark.
They are a complete thought.
Sentences are broken down into two parts:
Subject and Predicate
10. Look at this picture.
-Tell me two things about this
picture.
-What two things do you want
to ask about this picture?
-What request/command could
you make about this picture?
-If you could say something
with very strong feelings
about this picture, what would
it be?
11. Examples:
Where are you going?
Where did the flowers come from?
Ms. Pressley have on a black and white shirt.
The baby have a hat on.
Put that baby down.
Stop smiling.
What a beautiful picture!
Everyone say CHEESE!
12. Let’s listen to a song about the
Four Types of Sentences:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fTIalGqR4Q
13. Now read the next slides and tell
what type of sentence it is.