Identifying Sentence Types

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Place the correct punctuation in the boxes to end each sentence. Identify each
sentence as either declarative, interrogative, imperative or exclamatory.
(1) Could you please turn that music (10) My iPod was here just a minute ago,
down ? interrogative and now it’s gone

(2) Tell grandma that we miss her (11) Tell me about your experience at
your last employer

(3) Turn off the faucet while you are (12) This phone bill is highway robbery
brushing your teeth

(4) Never buy anything from a (13) How many minutes do we have
salesperson who comes to your left
door
(14) Carrots contain some very important
(5) My dad works on the fifty-eighth nutrients
floor of that building
(15) On what block is the library
(6) Use at least five hundred words in located
your essay
(16) I am sick and tired of these
(7) How many students are in your annoying television commercials
class

(8) Did you enjoy the lasagna I cooked (17) Nicholas could not remember
for you enough to be of any help to the
police
(9) I feel terrible that you got into an
accident this morning (18) Who could have done some a
terrible thing

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 Identifying Sentence Types
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Place the correct punctuation in the boxes to end each sentence. Identify each
sentence as either declarative, interrogative, imperative or exclamatory.
(1) Could you please turn that music (10) My iPod was here just a minute ago,
down ? interrogative and now it’s gone ! exclamatory

(2) Tell grandma that we miss her . (11) Tell me about your experience at
imperative your last employer . imperative

(3) Turn off the faucet while you are (12) This phone bill is highway robbery !
brushing your teeth . imperative exclamatory

(4) Never buy anything from a (13) How many minutes do we have
salesperson who comes to your left ? interrogative
door . imperative
(14) Carrots contain some very important
(5) My dad works on the fifty-eighth nutrients . declarative
floor of that building . declarative
(15) On what block is the library
(6) Use at least five hundred words in located ? interrogative
your essay . imperative
(16) I am sick and tired of these
(7) How many students are in your annoying television commercials !
class ? interrogative exclamatory

(8) Did you enjoy the lasagna I cooked (17) Nicholas could not remember
for you ? interrogative enough to be of any help to the
police . declarative
(9) I feel terrible that you got into an
accident this morning ! (18) Who could have done some a
exclamatory terrible thing ? interrogative

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