Types of Sentences — Answer Key
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
Finish your vegetables before dessert?
Corrected: Finish your vegetables before dessert.
The corrected sentence is: "Finish your vegetables before dessert." The error was wrong end punctuation: the original sentence "Finish your vegetables before dessert?" needed to be fixed.
2. Fix the sentence:
The dog caught the ball in midair.
Corrected: The dog caught the ball in midair!
The corrected sentence is: "The dog caught the ball in midair!" The error was wrong end punctuation: the original sentence "The dog caught the ball in midair." needed to be fixed.
3. Fix the sentence:
When is the next bus coming!
Corrected: When is the next bus coming?
The corrected sentence is: "When is the next bus coming?" The error was wrong end punctuation: the original sentence "When is the next bus coming!" needed to be fixed.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A sentence that asks something always ends with a question mark.
Whenever a sentence asks for information, it needs a question mark at the end to show the reader it is a question.
2. The sentence "Pick up your toys" is an imperative sentence.
"Pick up your toys" tells someone what to do, which makes it a command -- and sentences that give commands are imperative.
3. An exclamatory sentence uses an exclamation point at the end.
Exclamatory sentences express strong feelings, so they always finish with an exclamation point to show that emotion.
4. The sentence "Cats have whiskers" is a declarative sentence.
"Cats have whiskers" simply states a fact about cats, and a sentence that makes a statement is called declarative.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. An interrogative sentence makes a request or gives a command.
True False
An interrogative sentence asks a question, not gives a command. The type that makes requests or gives commands is imperative.
2. A declarative sentence can also be called a statement.
True False
Declarative sentences tell facts or share information, which is exactly what a statement does, so the two words mean the same thing.
3. The sentence "Wow, that was fast!" is an exclamatory sentence.
True False
"Wow, that was fast!" shows strong surprise and ends with an exclamation point, so it is definitely exclamatory.