By Sheilah Espinoza

Have you ever eaten a taco?

Give me that taco!

That taco is crunchy.

Hooray! We’re having tacos today!

My grandma can make tacos.

Yuck! That taco was gross!

Eat all of your tacos, please.

Can I have another taco?

How did they build this?

Many people visit the pyramid each year.

The pyramid was constructed hundreds of years ago.

Write a report about this pyramid for homework.

Wow! That pyramid is HUGE!

This is amazing!

Take a picture of the pyramid.

Do you want to visit the pyramids?

Have you ever eaten a taco?

Give me that taco!

That taco is crunchy.

Hooray! We’re having tacos today!

My grandma can make tacos.

Yuck! That taco was gross !

Eat all of your tacos, please.

Can I have another taco?

How did they build this?

Many people visit the pyramid each year.

The pyramid was constructed hundreds of years ago.

Write a report about this pyramid for homework.

Wow! That pyramid is HUGE!

This is amazing!

Take a picture of the pyramid.

Do you want to visit the pyramids?

INTERROGATIVEsentences

• Ask a question• End with a question mark• Begin with a question word:

-who -did-what -do-when -will-where -would-why -could-how -is

EXAMPLES OF INTERROGATIVESENTENCES (?)

• Have you ever eaten a taco?

• Can I have another taco?

• Do you want to visit the pyramids?

• How did they build this?

Have you ever eaten a taco?

Give me that taco!

That taco is crunchy.

Hooray! We’re having tacos today!

My grandma can make tacos.

Yuck! That taco was gross!

Eat all of your tacos, please.

Can I have another taco?

How did they build this?

Many people visit the pyramid each year.

The pyramid was constructed hundreds of years ago.

Write a report about this pyramid for homework.

Wow! That pyramid is HUGE!

This is amazing!

Take a picture of the pyramid.

Do you want to visit the pyramids?

EXCLAMATORYsentences

• Show strong emotion (excitement, fear, happiness, anger, surprise, disgust, etc…)

• End with an exclamation mark

EXAMPLES OF EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES (!!!)

•Yuck! That taco was gross!

•Hooray! We’re having tacos today!

• Wow! That pyramid is HUGE!

•This is amazing!

How did they build this?

Many people visit the pyramid each year.

The pyramid was constructed hundreds of years ago.

Write a report about this pyramid for homework.

Wow! That pyramid is HUGE!

This is amazing!

Take a picture of the pyramid.

Do you want to visit the pyramids?

Have you ever eaten a taco?

Give me that taco!

That taco is crunchy.

Hooray! We’re having tacos today!

My grandma can make tacos.

Yuck! That taco was gross!

Eat all of your tacos, please.

Can I have another taco?

IMPERATIVEsentences

• Give a direct command (tell someone to do something)

• Can end with a period (.) or exclamation point ( ! )

EXAMPLES OF IMPERATIVE SENTENCES (bossy) (.) (!)

•Give me that taco!

•Eat all of your tacos, please.

• Write a report about this pyramid for homework.

•Take a picture of the pyramid.

Have you ever eaten a taco?

Give me that taco!

That taco is crunchy.

Hooray! We’re having tacos today!

My grandma can make tacos.

Yuck! That taco was gross!

Eat all of your tacos, please.

Can I have another taco?

How did they build this?

Many people visit the pyramid each year.

The pyramid was constructed hundreds of years ago.

Write a report about this pyramid for homework.

Wow! That pyramid is HUGE!

This is amazing!

Take a picture of the pyramid.

Do you want to visit the pyramids?

DECLARATIVEsentences

-State something about something else

-End with a period (.)

EXAMPLES OF DECLARATIVE SENTENCES (normal) (.)

•Many people visit the pyramid each year.

•The pyramid was constructed hundreds of years ago.

•That taco is crunchy.

•My grandma can make tacos.

TYPES OF SENTENCES

INTERROGATIVE IMPERATIVE EXCLAMATORY DECLARATIVE

Can I have another taco?

Do you want to visitthe pyramids?

How did they build this?

Give me that taco.

Eat all of your tacos,please.

Take a picture of thatpyramid.

Hooray! We’re having tacos today!

Yuck! That taco was gross!

That is amazing!

That taco is crunchy.

My grandma can maketacos.

Many people visit the pyramid each year.

Determine the sentence types

• What time is recess?

• I play kickball at recess.

• Throw me the ball!

• Yippee! I made a basket!

Interrogative (question) (?) = Hold up 1 fingerImperative (bossy) (.) (!) = Hold up 2 fingersExclamatory (emotion) (!) = Hold up 3 fingersDeclarative (normal) (.) = Hold up 4 fingers

• 1. Give me half of your cookie.

• 2. Oh no! We’re having spaghetti again!

• 3. I brought a sandwich for lunch.

• 4. What’s for lunch today?

• 5. Do you want my apple?

• 6. Drink all your milk.

Interrogative (question) (?) = Hold up 1 fingerImperative (bossy) (.) (!) = Hold up 2 fingersExclamatory (emotion) (!) = Hold up 3 fingersDeclarative (normal) (.) = Hold up 4 fingers

• 1. Today is Monday.

• 2. Oh my goodness! Look at her hair!!!

• 3. Is that a new dress you’re wearing?

• 4. Please put a green bow in my hair.

• 5. Hand me the remote control.

• 6. I’m going to bake a cake today.

Independent PracticeDirections:Copy down each sentence below, and label it as interrogative, imperative, exclamatory, or declarative.

• 1. Are you going to the pool party?

• 2. My dog likes to swim in the pool.

• 3. Take a towel to the pool party.

• 4. Help! Help! I can’t swim!

• 5. Swim faster.

• 6. The water in the pool is cold.

More Independent PracticeDirections:Copy down each sentence below, and label it as interrogative, imperative, exclamatory, or declarative.