Is the sentence a statement, question, command, or exclamation?

Learning Objectives Define the four types of sentences: statement, question, command, and exclamation. Identify the purpose of a sentence (to tell, ask, order, or show strong feeling). Recognize the punctuation mark used for each sentence type. Correctly categorize a given sentence as a statement, question, command, or exclamation. Use the correct end punctuation for each of the four sentence types in their own writing. Write one original sentence for each of the four types. Did you know your words have superpowers? 🦸‍♀️ Let's discover how they can tell, ask, order, or shout! Today, we are going to become Sentence Detectives! We will learn about four types of sentences so we can understand what we read and make our own writing super clear and exciting for others. Rea...

TermDefinitionExample SentenceA group of words that tells a complete thought. It always starts with a capital letter.The cat sat on the mat. StatementA sentence that tells something. It gives information and ends with a period (.).My favorite color is blue. QuestionA sentence that asks something. It ends with a question mark (?).What time is it? CommandA sentence that tells someone to do something. It gives an order or a direction and usually ends with a period (.).Please close the door. ExclamationA sentence that shows a strong feeling, like excitement, surprise, or anger. It ends with an exclamation mark (!).We won the game! PunctuationSpecial marks that we use at the end of sentences to show how they should be read. The main ones are the period (.), question mark (?), and exclamation m...

The Punctuation Rule Every sentence needs an end mark. Statements end with a period (.). Questions end with a question mark (?). Exclamations end with an exclamation mark (!). Commands usually end with a period (.), but can end with an exclamation mark (!) if the command is said with strong feeling. The Purpose Rule Every sentence has a job or purpose. Think about what the sentence is doing. Is it TELLING? It's a statement. Is it ASKING? It's a question. Is it ORDERING? It's a command. Is it SHOUTING with feeling? It's an exclamation.