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Sentence Types
Sentences are the building blocks of writing.
Let’s find out how to construct different
sentence types
and how to use them in your writing.
Sentence TypesSlide2
Sentence Types
A
declarative sentence
makes a statement and ends with a period.
The whale swam through the cold, dark sea.
Many tourists visit Australia in January.Slide3
Sentence Types
An
interrogative sentence
asks a question and ends with a question mark.
Are hammerhead sharks dangerous to humans?
How did you mow the lawn all by yourself?Slide4
Sentence Types
An
imperative sentence
gives a command or makes a request. Imperative sentences end with either an exclamation mark or a period.
Look at this map of Africa!
Find a river on this map.Slide5
Sentence Types
An
exclamatory sentence
shows excitement or surprise. Exclamatory sentences end with an exclamation mark (!).
Dolphins are amazing animals!Slide6
Sentence Types
A
simple sentence
is made up of a subject and a predicate and expresses only one complete thought.
The horse galloped across the field.
My grandfather walks three miles a day.Slide7
Sentence Types
A
compound sentence
is made of two closely related independent clauses. The two clauses can be joined by a comma (,) and a coordinating conjunction (
and, but
, or
or
), or by a semicolon (;).
Many early airplanes were simple gliders, but the
Flyer
had a gasoline-powered engine.
Gorillas reinforce bonds by grooming each other; it allows close interaction between the two animals.Slide8
Sentence Types
A
complex sentence
is a sentence made up of an independent clause and a dependent clause.
When
Anish
woke up, he walked into
the bathroom and brushed his teeth.Slide9
Sentence Types
A
compound-complex sentence
joins more than one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
When I eat Chinese food, I usually use
chopsticks, or I just use a fork.Slide10
Sentence Types
Good writing begins with good sentences.
Use different
sentence types
in your writing.
Different
sentence types
will make your writing more interesting and exciting.
Remember!