Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative or exclamatory?

Key Notes:

📝 Types of Sentences

A sentence can tell something, ask something, give a command, or show strong feeling. Let’s learn how to identify them! 🌈✨

Declarative Sentence (Statement)

Purpose: Tells something or gives information.

Punctuation: Ends with a period (.)

Examples:

• The sky is blue. ☁️💙
• I love reading books. 📚❤️

Tip: If it tells you something, it’s declarative. ✅

Interrogative Sentence (Question)

Purpose: Asks a question.

Punctuation: Ends with a question mark (?)

Examples:

• What is your favourite colour? 🎨❓
• Are you coming to the park? 🌳🤔

Tip: Look for question words like who, what, when, where, why, how 🕵️‍♂️

Imperative Sentence (Command / Request)

Purpose: Gives a command, instruction, or request.

Punctuation: Ends with a period (.) or exclamation mark (!)

Examples:

• Please close the door. 🚪
• Sit down quietly. 🪑
• Don’t touch that! ⚠️

Tip: The subject “you” is often hidden. It tells someone what to do.

Exclamatory Sentence (Strong Feeling)

Purpose: Shows strong feeling like excitement, surprise, joy, or anger.

Punctuation: Ends with an exclamation mark (!)

Examples:

• Wow! That’s amazing! 😲✨
• I can’t believe we won! 🏆🎉
• What a beautiful painting! 🎨😍

Tip: Look for emotions or excitement in the sentence. ❤️🔥

💡 Quick Tips to Identify Sentences

Check the punctuation:

• . → Declarative
• ? → Interrogative
• ! → Exclamatory / sometimes Imperative

Look at the purpose:

• Giving info? → Declarative
• Asking? → Interrogative
• Command? → Imperative
• Showing excitement? → Exclamatory

Keyword hints:

• Question words → ❓ Interrogative
• Please, don’t → 🫵 Imperative
• Wow, Oh, Hooray → 😮 Exclamatory

Let’s try some practice!