Sentences by purpose
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This document defines and provides examples of different types of sentences: - Declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences based on purpose - Simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences based on structure. Declarative sentences make statements, interrogative sentences pose questions, imperative sentences give commands, and exclamatory sentences express strong emotions. Sentence structure can be simple with one clause, compound with two independent clauses, complex with one independent and one dependent clause, or compound-complex with one independent and one dependent clause.
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Sentences by purpose
- 2. Declarativ e Yesterday my mom bought her new house. A sentence in the form of a statement in contrast to a question, or an explanation.
- 3. interrogati ve A word that functions so that can't be simply answered with yes or no. Did you go to the movies yesterday?
- 4. imperativ e Sentences that make a command or request. Leave my heels alone!
- 5. exclamator y powerful feelings, or emotions. I can't believe how tall giraffes really are!
- 7. simpl e Alicia goes to the library and studies every day. A sentence consisting of only one independent clause.
- 8. compoun d I tried to speak Spanish, and my friend tried to speak English. Contains 2 independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction.
- 9. comple x Contains at least 1 independent and 1 subordinate clause. Now I have enough money, I can have my honeymoon
- 10. Compoun dcomplex Contains at least 1 dependent clause and 1 independent clause. Yandi bakes,Tisha set up,and Tiana clean for a thanksgiving party.