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2 The Sentence
Warm-up
Draw a line to match each sentence to its kind.
The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth. declarative
It can grow up to 100 feet long. exclamatory
It weighs up to 200 tons. interrogative
That means that it weighs as much as 33 elephants! declarative
It’s heart weighs as much as a car! imperative
It eats tiny shrimp-like animals called krill. exclamatory
Do you know how much it can eat? declarative
Please read the next sentence to know that. exclamatory
Well! It can eat up to 4 tons of krill per day! interrogative
Do you know why it is called a blue whale? declarative
Because it looks true blue underwater. exclamatory
It lives in all the world’s oceans, except the Arctic. exclamatory
Imagine it can live up to 90 years! imperative
Now, did you know that? declarative
You should read some encyclopaedia on whales. interrogative
A sentence is a group of words that conveys complete sense.
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