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4 Sentence Types Quiz
4 Sentence Types Quiz
You can do this grammar quiz online or print it on paper. It tests the
declarative, interrogative, imperative and exclamative sentence types covered
on the 4 English Sentence Types page.
interrogative
imperative
exclamative
interrogative
imperative
exclamative
ask
tell
surprise
a full-stop or period
a question mark
an exclamation mark
declarative
imperative
exclamative
He's so cute!
Isn't he cute?
How cute he is!
to make a statement
subject-verb
a period or full-stop
Ouch!
Stop hurting me!
That hurts!
Answers
interrogative
2. imperative
3. tell
4. an exclamation mark
5. imperative
6. declarative
7. How cute he is!
8. subject-verb
9. Have fun, won't you?
10. That hurts!
The 4 Types of Sentence Structure
In What is a Sentence? we saw the minimum requirements for the formation
of a sentence. Now we can look in more detail at the four types of sentence
structure.
Simple Sentence Structure
A simple sentence consists of one independent clause. (An independent
clause contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought.)
I like coffee.
Mary likes tea.
The earth goes round the sun.
Mary did not go to the party.
after, although, as, because, before, how, if, once, since, than, that,
though, till, until, when, where, whether, while
The above sentences are basic examples only. In some cases other
arrangements are possible (for example, a dependent clause can come
before an independent clause).
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