Sentence Types

Learn to identify and write statements, questions, commands, and exclamations.

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What type of sentence is: 'The cat sat on the mat.'? A) statement B) question C) command D) exclamation
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What type of sentence is: 'Where is my pencil?'? A) statement B) question C) command D) exclamation
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True or false: 'Close the door.' is a command. 'Close the door.' is a command. A) True B) False
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What type of sentence is: 'What a beautiful day it is!'? A) statement B) question C) command D) exclamation
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Add the correct punctuation: Where are you going___ Where are you going___
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True or false: 'How amazing!' is a question because it starts with 'How'. 'How amazing!' is a question because it starts with 'How'. A) True B) False
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Which of these is a command? A) I like chocolate. B) Do you like chocolate? C) Give me some chocolate. D) What delicious chocolate!
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True or false: 'Please sit down.' is a statement, not a command, because it has the word 'please'. 'Please sit down.' is a statement because it includes the word 'please'. A) True B) False
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Which sentence could be EITHER a statement or an exclamation, depending on how you say it? A) Where is the dog B) The dog is enormous C) Fetch the ball D) Is that your dog
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Build a question using these words. Arrange these words: the, is, where, library
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Answer key

Sentence Types · for parents and teachers

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statement
This is a statement because it tells us a fact - where the cat sat. Statements end with a full stop.
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question
This is a question because it asks something and ends with a question mark.
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True
'Close the door' is a command because it tells (or orders) someone to do something.
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exclamation
This is an exclamation because it shows strong feeling and ends with an exclamation mark. It starts with 'What a...' which is a clue.
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?
This is a question (it starts with 'Where' and asks for information), so it needs a question mark.
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False
Even though it starts with 'How', this is an exclamation showing strong feeling, not a question. It ends with '!' not '?'.
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Give me some chocolate.
'Give me some chocolate' is a command because it tells someone to do something. Commands often start with a bossy verb.
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False
'Please sit down' is still a command - it tells someone to do something. Using 'please' makes it polite, but it's still giving an instruction.
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The dog is enormous
'The dog is enormous.' is a calm statement. 'The dog is enormous!' shows surprise or strong feeling, making it an exclamation. The same words can be different sentence types!
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where is the library
'Where is the library?' is a question.