Grade 5 - ENGLISH

4th QUARTER - WEEK 6 and 7

KINDS OF SENTENCES / COMPOUND SENTENCES
Lesson Objectives

Learn the kinds of sentences

Define and give an example for each kind
 DECLARATIVE SENTENCES
These sentences make statements to relay information or idea. They are
punctuated with a period (.). Formal essays are composed of almost
entirely declarative sentences.

EXAMPLES:

The concert begins in two hours.

The Philippine Independence Day is celebrated every 12th of June.
You are a good man, Charlie Brown.
 INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
These sentences ask questions and end with a question mark (?).

EXAMPLES:

Will the concert begin in two hours?

Is the Philippine Independence Day celebrated every 12th of June?
Is Charlie Brown a good man?
 IMPERATIVE SENTENCES
These sentences issue commands or requests, express desires or wishes,
and are usually punctuated with a period (.), but since they can also be
exclamations, they may also be punctuated with an exclamation point (!).

EXAMPLES:

Yield!
Watch for the coming traffic.
Meet me in the concert hall, please.
 EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES
These sentences express strong emotions and always punctuated with an
exclamation point (!).

EXAMPLES:

The river is rapidly rising!

I cannot wait for the party!
Oh, my goodness, I won!
 COMPOUND SENTENCES
COMPOUND SENTENCES express two or more ideas and are made up of two or
more related simple sentences or independent clauses. The simple sentences in
it are joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction or separated by a
semicolon.

Examples:

We decline your offer for we will be supporting another candidate.

Jongin tried and failed, but he remained positive.
Cait did not review for her exams, so she got low grades.
Diego loves Super Mall; he meets his clients there.
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