Orouba Language Schools English Language Department

Four Types of Sentences

A. Defining Types of Sentences
Match each sentence type with its definition.

_____ 1. Statement a. declarative

_____ 2. Emotion b. imperative

_____ 3. Question c. interrogative

_____ 4. Command d. exclamatory

B. Identifying Types of Sentences

Identify the sentence type for each.

_____ 5. Ooh! Those are beautiful. a. declarative

_____ 6. Help me, please. b. imperative

_____ 7. Alaska is the 49th state. c. interrogative

_____ 8. Why didn’t you tell me sooner? d. exclamatory

C. Punctuating Types of Sentences

Correctly punctuate each sentence in the paragraph and write the sentence type on the line
that corresponds with its number.

(9) Wow____ (10) That was some game____ (11) We scored 10 points in the first inning ____
(12) How’d we do it_____ (13) I said to the pitcher, “Throw a curveball ____” (14) So he
threw a curveball___ (15) “Strike___” (16) the umpire yelled ____ (17) “Yes____” (18) the
crowd cheered ____

09. _____________________________ 14. ____________________________

10. _____________________________ 15. ____________________________

11. _____________________________ 16. ____________________________

12. _____________________________ 17. ____________________________

13. _____________________________ 18. ____________________________