Sentence Types
Identify the sentence type:
That pop quiz in English completely caught me off guard!
Recall: Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative, and Exclamatory
Exclamatory!
Identify if this sentence is in active or passive voice.
The practice schedule was adjusted after the footage was reviewed, allowing the players to concentrate on improving their defense strategies.
Passive!
Identify the tone in this sentence.
Ugh, the bell rang just as I finally sat down to relax.
Ex: irritated or annoyed
Which words indicate a negative tone in this sentence?
The group trudged through the crowded hallway, exhausted after the endless series of morning quizzes.
Trudged, Exhausted, Endless
Rewrite this sentence to sound irritated.
The bus is late.
Ex: I cannot believe the bus is late again!
Identify the sentence type:
Stop wandering the hallways and get to class before the tardy bell rings.Recall: Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative, and Exclamatory
Imperative!
Identify if this sentence is in active or passive voice.
The student council organized a campus-wide cleanup event to show the administration they were serious about improving school spirit.
Active!
What tone is suggested by the short, clipped, sentences here?
I checked the list. My name wasn't there. I tried again.
Ex: nervous, anxious, worried
Which sentence uses diction that creates a more formal tone? What words give the tone away?
A. The principal talked to us about keeping the campus clean.
B. The principal addressed the student body regarding the importance of maintaining a clean campus.
B.
Addresses, student body, maintaining, regarding...
Rewrite this sentence to sound excited.
We're going to the baseball game tonight.Ex: We're going to see another amazing baseball game tonight, I just know our team is going to win.
This sentence is exclamatory, rewrite it to be interrogative.
We finally finished building the set for the school musical, and it looks incredible!
Ex: We finally finished building the set for the school musical, doesn't it look incredible?
Change this sentence from active voice into passive.
Students completed the assignment.
What tone is created by the interrogative sentence here?
Why does every group project fall apart the second we start working on it?
Ex: frustrated, exasperation, annoyance
Which word makes the sentence sound more intense? Explain your thinking.
A. The students discussed the upcoming exam during lunch.
B. The students debated the upcoming exam during lunch.
B) Debated: implies strong emotion and disagreement
Rewrite this sentence to sound formal.
Turn in your homework.
Ex. Please abide by the deadlines in the syllabus, and turn in your homework in a timely manner.
Ex: A declarative sentence is a statement, while an imperative sentence is a demand or request.
Ex: Declarative describes or explains something, while imperative is a call for some sort of action.
Explain the difference between active and passive voice. Think about the subject and objects of a sentence.
What tone is created by the punctuation and pacing in this sentence?
The auditorium lights dimmed slowly---too slowly---as the cast waited in tense silence.
Ex: suspenseful, tense
How does the word "frantic" affect the tone in this sentence?
As the deadline approached, the journalism staff worked in a frantic rush to finalize the layout.
Ex: Frantic heightens the emotional intensity, it makes the reader understand that the staff are stressed and there is a sense of urgency.
Rewrite this sentence to sound anxious.
I'm going to audition for the dance team after school tomorrow.
Ex: After school tomorrow, I'm going to make a fool of myself in my audition for the dance team, I just know I am.
Given four sentences, choose which type of sentence best creates a nervous tone and explain why.
Declarative:
The guidance counselor announced that the schedule changes would take several weeks to process.
Interrogative:
Why hasn't my name been called yet, and what if I'm the only one who didn't make the team?
Imperative:
Please remember to upload your presentation slides before midnight so the teacher can review them in the morning.
Exclamatory:
I can't believe the entire class booed when the substitute walked in!
Interrogative:
Why hasn't my name been called yet, and what if I'm the only one who didn't make the team?
Explanation?
Given two versions of a sentence, choose which conveys a more urgent tone, identify if it's in active or passive voice, and explain.
1) The principal announced the lockdown drill and told everyone to move quickly to their assigned locations.
2) The lockdown drill was announced by the principal, and students were instructed to move to their assigned locations.
1) The principal announced the lockdown drill and told everyone to move quickly to their assigned locations.
ACTIVE
What tone is created by the shift from long, descriptive syntax to short, abrupt sentences in this passage?
The seniors gathered in the courtyard, chatting about college plans and laughing as the wind scattered their notes across the tables. Then the announcement crackled over the loudspeaker. Silence. Waiting.Ex: tense or foreboding
Which sentence uses diction that creates a more apprehensive tone, and why?
A) The cast lingered backstage, whispering anxiously as they waited for their cue.
B) The cast waited backstage, reviewing their lines one last time.
A) words like "lingered," "whispering," and "anxiously", give a nervous tone to build apprehension.
Did you finish your essay last week?
Ex: Oh sure, I'm positive you finished your essay last week, just like you "finished" all your other assignments.