Lesson 2 - Four Types of Sentences
Tennessee Blueprint - 5th Grade
Review of Mastered Skill- Use correct
end of sentence punctuation (e.g., period, question mark).
~*~^~*~^~*~^~*~^~*~^~*~^~*~^~*~^~*~^~*~^~*~^~*~^~*~^~*~^~*~^~*~^~*~^~*~^
In this lesson you will learn:
to recognize the four sentence types
how to correctly capitalize sentences beginnings
how to correctly add end punctuation to sentences
There are four (4) kinds of sentences: declarative, imperative, interrogative, and exclamatory.
Brain Pop http://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/typesofsentences/
1. A declarative sentence makes a statement and ends with a period.
Example - The dog-wanting disease never did leave me altogether.
2. An imperative sentence gives a command or makes a request. Imperative sentences end with periods.
Example - Don't tell your pa anything about this right now.
3. An interrogative sentence asks a question. Interrogative sentences end with question marks.
 |
Remember the word interrogative by thinking of a police officer. After arresting a suspect the police officer interrogates the suspect by asking questions. |
Example - How come your feet are cut and scratched like that?
4. An exclamatory sentence shows strong feeling or excitement. These end with exclamation points.
Example - How wonderful it would be if I could have those two pups!
Practice
Part A - Add editing marks to correct the following sentences.
Example how long have your been saving this ?
how long have you been saving this
he glanced back at the money
you need a haircut
is this two years old, too
get me the sack
wow, you saved your money for two years
now you go home
on my way home, with a jawbreaker in one side of my mouth and piece of horehound in the other, I skipped and hopped
i had the finest grandpa in the world
what did my grandpa give me
Part B - Multiple Choice
Which of the following is written correctly?
Just when I had given up all hope of ever owning a good hound, something wonderful happened.
It all started one day while I was hoeing corn down in our field close to the river?
I heard the old Maxwell car as it snorted and chugged its way out of the bottoms!
Were they leaving.
Which of the following sentences does not contain a mistake?
I sat down on an old sycamore log, and started thumbing through the leaves
I read on and on.
names I couldn't make out.
Registered redbone coon hound pups - twenty-five dollars each.
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
I was seeing dogs, hearing dogs, and even feeling them?
I was lost in thought!
How wonderful it would be if I could have two of those pups?
How could I ever get fifty dollars?
Choose the sentence with punctuation errors.
God helps those who help themselves.
The coolness of the rich, black soil felt good to my bare feet.
I knew it was Daisy, our milk cow?
I could trap in winter.
Choose the answer that is written correctly.
Right now there was something more important. Fifty dollars. A fabulous sum.
I had earned a dime running errands for my grandpa.
what could I put my money in?
An old K. C. Baking Powder can!
Which of the following contains an incorrect punctuation mark?
Grandpa sold my hides to fur buyers who came to his store?
With a straw, I'd measure from the lip of the can to the money.
Would you like to buy some crawfish or minnows?
Maybe you'd like some fresh vegetables or roasting ears.
Choose the answer that is written correctly.
A year passed
As I trotted along, I whistled and sang?
His mouth flew open and in a loud voice he said, "Two years!"
And started dusting where there was no dust.
Which of the following sentences does not contain a mistake?
Picking blackberries barefoot.
Say, it's been a long time since you've had any candy, hasn't it?
Time after time. It dipped in and out of the candy counter.
Arriving home. I dumped the sack of candy out on the bed.
