A sentence is a group of word that makes complete sense and tells a complete thought. A sentence always tells \u201cwho\u201d or \u201cwhat\u201d and \u201cwhat is\u201d or \u201cwhat happens\u201d.<\/p>\n
Example:<\/p>\n
Friend tammy my friend is. \u2013 makes no sense, therefore it is not a sentence.<\/p>\n
Tammy is my friend. \u2013 makes complete sense, therefore it is a sentence.<\/p>\n
There are four kinds of sentences by purpose. Each kind of sentence ends with its own special punctuation mark.<\/strong><\/p>\n 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Declarative (or assertive sentence):<\/strong> It is a sentence that makes a statement. This type of sentences is simple sentences. A declarative sentence states, assert or declare something. It is punctuated by a period (.).<\/p>\n Examples:<\/p>\n The dog is barking.<\/p>\n It is a bright day.<\/p>\n She likes chocolates.<\/strong><\/p>\n 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Interrogative sentence: <\/strong>An interrogative sentence is used to ask question. This type of sentence ends in a question mark (?).<\/p>\n Examples:<\/p>\n Is it hot?<\/p>\n Where do you stay?<\/p>\n Do you like chocolates?<\/strong><\/p>\n 3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Imperative Sentence: <\/strong>It is a sentence that gives a command, makes a request or expresses a wish. It ends with a period (.).<\/p>\n Examples:<\/p>\n Leave the room. (an order)<\/p>\n Please be quite. (a request)<\/p>\n Have a nice day. (a wish)<\/strong><\/p>\n 4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Exclamatory Sentence: <\/strong>It is a sentence that expresses sudden and strong feelings like happiness, gratitude, sympathy, surprise, or pity. It is punctuated by a an exclamation mark (!).<\/p>\n Examples:<\/p>\n What a beautiful day!<\/p>\n Lovely flowers!<\/p>\n That hurts!<\/p>\n SchoolTutoring Academy is the premier educational services company for K-12 and college students. We offer tutoring programs for students in K-12, AP classes, and college. To learn more about how we help parents and students in Barrie visit: Tutoring in Barrie<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A sentence is a group of word that makes complete sense and tells a complete thought. A sentence always tells \u201cwho\u201d or \u201cwhat\u201d and \u201cwhat is\u201d or \u201cwhat happens\u201d. Example: Friend tammy my friend is. \u2013 makes no sense, therefore it is not a sentence. Tammy is my friend. \u2013 makes complete sense, therefore it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[149,458,618,916,959,1609,1892],"class_list":["post-1306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-and-grammar","tag-assertive-sentence","tag-declarativesentence","tag-exclamationsentence","tag-imperativesentence","tag-interrogativesentence","tag-sentence","tag-typesofsentences"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/schooltutoring.com\/scholarship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/schooltutoring.com\/scholarship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/schooltutoring.com\/scholarship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schooltutoring.com\/scholarship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schooltutoring.com\/scholarship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1306"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/schooltutoring.com\/scholarship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1306\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/schooltutoring.com\/scholarship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schooltutoring.com\/scholarship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schooltutoring.com\/scholarship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}