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Are All Sentences the Same?
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No. They Have Different Purposes.
Four Kinds of Sentences
1. Make a statement to tell something. End with a period.
I can’t decide what to do about my friend Bernie.
2. Ask a question to find out something. End with a question mark.
Would you like to talk about it?
3. Use an exclamation to express a strong feeling. End with an
exclamation point.
Yes, I need help!
4. Give a command to tell someone what to do. End with a period.
Stop worrying. Tell me about it. Don’t leave anything out.
Start every sentence with a capital letter.
Try It
A. Read each sentence. Decide what kind of sentence it is. Write statement,
question, exclamation, or command on the line.
question
1. What did Bernie do?
statement
2. I think he cheated on the math test.
command
3. Don’t tell anyone.
exclamation
4. I can’t believe it!
B. Change each sentence to the kind in parentheses. Use correct punctuation.
Possible responses:
Did you see Bernie
5. I saw Bernie get the answers from another student. (question)
get the answers from another student?
Tell Mrs. Lynch about it.
6. Did you tell Mrs. Lynch about it? (command)