Name Grammar

1.2.1

Statements and Questions

A sentence that tells something is a statement. It ends with a period.

It is also called a declarative sentence.

A sentence that asks something is a question. It ends with a

question mark. It is also called an interrogative sentence.

Statement/Declarative Question/Interrogative
I live on Chestnut Street. Where do you live?

> Write statement if the sentence tells something. Write question if the
sentence asks something.

1.    How many pages do you have left to read?

2.    Who is coming to Rose’s party?

3.    I saw a wonderful painting at the museum.

4.    There are three kinds of beans in this salad.

5.    Ancient Romans cooked with olive oil.

6.    Where is my new bracelet?

7.    Uncle Randy is a great storyteller.

8.    What time is the baseball game?

9.    Will it rain tomorrow?

10.    We stayed in a cabin in the mountains.

> Revisit your piece of writing. Edit the draft to make sure all statements
and questions are used correctly.

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Commands and Exclamations

A command is a sentence that tells someone to do something. It ends

with a period. It is also called an imperative sentence.

An exclamation is a sentence that shows strong feeling, such as

excitement, surprise, or fear. It ends with an exclamation point. It is also
called an exclamatory sentence.

Command/Imperative
Please do the dishes.

Exclamation/Exclamatory
Don’t go too far!

> Write command if the sentence tells someone to do something. Write

exclamation if the sentence shows strong feeling.

1.    Don’t wake the sleeping baby.

2.    Please help me fold the laundry.

3.    Get away from that snake!

4.    I can’t believe you threw a surprise party for me!

5.    Go in the side door.

> Revisit your piece of writing. Edit the draft to make sure all commands
and exclamations are used correctly.

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Statements, Questions, Commands,

and Exclamations
> Write statement if the sentence tells something. Write question if the
sentence asks something.

1.    Susanna takes ballet lessons on Fridays.

2.    What is your favorite thing to do after school?

3.    How long do these cookies need to go in the oven?

4.    Roger and I have been friends since kindergarten.

5.    My grandmother made me a quilt for my bed.

> Write command if the sentence tells someone to do something. Write

exclamation if the sentence shows strong feeling.

6.    That essay you wrote was amazing!

7.    Please take the garbage outside.

8.    I can’t believe Jackie caught the ball!

9.    What a great new dress you’re wearing!

10.    Don’t stir the batter too much.

> Revisit your piece of writing. Edit the draft to make sure all question
types are used correctly.

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Connect to Writing: Using Different

Kinds of Sentences
> Read the selection and choose the best answer to each question.
Read the following paragraph about a robot competition. Look for any revisions that
should be made. Then answer the questions that follow.

(1) My friend Julie and I entered a robot competition. (2) We worked

really hard on our robot? (3) After three weeks, our robot was complete.
(4) It was able to walk a short distance. (5) But would we win a prize. (6)
We did! (7) We won third prize! (8) Our hard work had paid off.

1. Which of the following sentences has the wrong punctuation?

A. My friend Julie and I entered a robot competition.

B. We worked really hard on our robot?
C. After three weeks, our robot was complete.
D. It was able to walk a short distance.

2. Which of the following sentences has the wrong punctuation?

A. But would we win a prize.

B. We did!
C. We won third prize!
D. Our hard work had paid off.

> If you could build a robot, what would you want it to do? Write two or three
sentences about it.

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