4 kinds of Sentences

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4 kinds of Sentences

• DECLARATIVE- MAKES A STATEMENT
• IMPERATIVE- GIVES A COMMAND
• INTERROGATIVE- ASKS A QUESTION
• EXCLAMATORY- SHOWS EXCITEMENT

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SAMPLE SENTENCES

• THE FLOWERS ARE IN BLOOM.
• GIVE FLUFFY THE MEDICINE EVERY 4 HOURS.
• WHAT TIME IS IT?
• SHE MADE THE SHOT AND WON THE TOURNAMENT!

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HOW DO I TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN
IMPERATIVE AND A DECLARATIVE SENTENCE? THEY BOTH
END WITH A PERIOD.

• SIMPLY ADD THE WORD YOU BEFORE THE SENTENCE.
  IF IT MAKES SENSE, THE SENTENCE IS A COMMAND AND
  IS CONSIDERED TO BE AN IMPERATIVE SENTENCE.
• (YOU) GIVE FLUFFY THE MEDICINE EVERY 3 HOURS.
• A STATED FACT IS DECLARATIVE.
• THE FLOWERS ARE IN BLOOM.

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