Year 3

Types of Sentences

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify different sentence types
  • Use appropriate punctuation for each sentence type
  • Write different types of sentences

Introduction

There are four main types of sentences in English. Each type has a different purpose and uses different punctuation.

Examples

Statement
"The cat is sleeping."
Punctuation: Full stop (.) | Purpose: Tells us something
Question
"Where is the cat?"
Punctuation: Question mark (?) | Purpose: Asks something
Command
"Feed the cat."
Punctuation: Full stop (.) | Purpose: Tells someone to do something
Exclamation
"What a cute cat!"
Punctuation: Exclamation mark (!) | Purpose: Shows strong feeling

Practice Questions

1. Is this a question or statement: "The dog barked"

2. What punctuation goes at the end of: "How are you"

3. Write a command sentence

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