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1 The Sentence

Warm-up

Unjumble each set of words and form a sentence. Then, identify its kind.

1. a beautiful is painting what this

kind:

2. jar broke the who

kind:

3. tonight to am concert going I the

kind:

4. once the at door open

kind:

5. she well sings how

kind:

6. your what name is

kind:

Kinds of Sentences

Sentences can be divided into four kinds—
• declarative sentences  interrogative sentences

• imperative sentences  exclamatory sentences

1. Declarative sentences state facts. For example,

• It is going to rain today.
• You should go to the library sometimes.

Declarative sentences end with a full stop.

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