By Sheilah Espinoza
Have you ever eaten a taco?
Yuck! That taco was gross !
That taco is crunchy.
Give me that taco!
My grandma can make tacos.
Eat all of your tacos, please.
Hooray! We’re having tacos today!
Can I have another taco?
How did they build this?
This is amazing!
The pyramid was constructed
hundreds of years ago.
Many people visit the pyramid
each year.
Wow! That pyramid is HUGE!
Take a picture of the pyramid.
Write a report about this pyramid for homework.
Do you want to visit the pyramids?
INTERROGATIVE
sentences
• Ask a question
• End with a question mark
• Begin with a question word:
-who
-did
-what
-do
-when
-will
-where
-would
-why
-could
-how
-is
EXAMPLES OF INTERROGATIVE
SENTENCES (?)
• Have you ever eaten a taco?
• Can I have another taco?
• Do you want to visit the pyramids?
• How did they build this?
Have you ever eaten a taco?
Yuck! That taco was gross!
That taco is crunchy.
Give me that taco!
My grandma can make tacos.
Eat all of your tacos, please.
Hooray! We’re having tacos today!
Can I have another taco?
How did they build this?
This is amazing!
The pyramid was constructed
hundreds of years ago.
Many people visit the pyramid
each year.
Write a report about this pyramid for homework.
Take a picture of the pyramid.
Wow! That pyramid is HUGE!
Do you want to visit the pyramids?
EXCLAMATORY
sentences
• Show strong emotion (excitement, fear, happiness,
anger, surprise, disgust, etc…)
• End with an exclamation mark
EXAMPLES OF EXCLAMATORY
SENTENCES (!!!)
•Yuck! That taco was gross!
•Hooray! We’re having tacos today!
• Wow! That pyramid is HUGE!
•This is amazing!
How did they build this?
This is amazing!
The pyramid was constructed
hundreds of years ago.
Take a picture of the pyramid.
Wow! That pyramid is HUGE!
Many people visit the pyramid each year.
Write a report about this pyramid for
homework.
Do you want to visit the pyramids?
Have you ever eaten a taco?
Yuck! That taco was gross!
Give me that taco!
That taco is crunchy.
My grandma can make tacos.
Eat all of your tacos, please.
Hooray! We’re having tacos today!
Can I have another taco?
IMPERATIVE
sentences
• Give a direct command (tell someone to do
something)
• Can end with a period (.) or exclamation point ( ! )
EXAMPLES OF IMPERATIVE
SENTENCES (bossy) (.) (!)
•Give me that taco!
•Eat all of your tacos, please.
• Write a report about this
pyramid for homework.
•Take a picture of the pyramid.
Have you ever eaten a taco?
Yuck! That taco was gross!
Give me that taco!
That taco is crunchy.
Eat all of your tacos, please.
Hooray! We’re having tacos today!
My grandma can make tacos.
Can I have another taco?
How did they build this?
This is amazing!
The pyramid was constructed
hundreds of years ago.
Take a picture of the pyramid.
Write a report about this
pyramid for homework.
Many people visit the pyramid each year.
Wow! That pyramid is HUGE!
Do you want to visit the pyramids?
DECLARATIVE
sentences
-State something about something else
.
-End with a period ( )
EXAMPLES OF DECLARATIVE
SENTENCES (normal) (.)
•Many people visit the pyramid
each year.
•The pyramid was constructed
hundreds of years ago.
•That taco is crunchy.
•My grandma can make tacos.
TYPES OF
SENTENCES
INTERROGATIVE
Can I have another taco?
Do you want to visit
the pyramids?
How did they build this?
IMPERATIVE
Give me that taco.
Eat all of your tacos,
please.
Take a picture of that
pyramid.
EXCLAMATORY
Hooray! We’re having
tacos today!
Yuck! That taco was
gross!
That is amazing!
DECLARATIVE
That taco is crunchy.
My grandma can make
tacos.
Many people visit the
pyramid each year.
Determine the sentence types
Interrogative (question) (?) = Hold up 1 finger
Imperative (bossy) (.) (!) = Hold up 2 fingers
Exclamatory (emotion) (!) = Hold up 3 fingers
Declarative (normal) (.) = Hold up 4 fingers
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What time is recess?
I play kickball at recess.
Throw me the ball!
Yippee! I made a basket!
Interrogative (question) (?) = Hold up 1 finger
Imperative (bossy) (.) (!) = Hold up 2 fingers
Exclamatory (emotion) (!) = Hold up 3 fingers
Declarative (normal) (.) = Hold up 4 fingers
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1. Give me half of your cookie.
2. Oh no! We’re having spaghetti again!
3. I brought a sandwich for lunch.
4. What’s for lunch today?
5. Do you want my apple?
6. Drink all your milk.
Independent Practice
Directions:
Copy down each sentence below, and label it
as interrogative, imperative, exclamatory, or
declarative.
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1. Today is Monday.
2. Oh my goodness! Look at her hair!!!
3. Is that a new dress you’re wearing?
4. Please put a green bow in my hair.
5. Hand me the remote control.
6. I’m going to bake a cake today.
More Independent Practice
Directions:
Copy down each sentence below, and label
it as interrogative, imperative, exclamatory,
or declarative.
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1. Are you going to the pool party?
2. My dog likes to swim in the pool.
3. Take a towel to the pool party.
4. Help! Help! I can’t swim!
5. Swim faster.
6. The water in the pool is cold.