Sentence Types
Vocab
Frederick Douglass
100

Interrogative Sentence

What is a sentence that asks a question, and begins with one of the words "who, what, where, when, how, which, or why"?

100

nourished 

What is provided with nutrition, or giving something what it needs to thrive and grow?

100

Baltimore

What is where did Douglass learn to read and write, even though his mistress eventually prohibited it?

200

Declarative Sentence

What is a sentence that makes a statement and ends in a period?

200

trampled

What word means "stomped on", and is used to indicate an injury from someone/somethings feet?

200

Mr. Severe

Who was a cruel overseer, who whipped enslaved people who were slow to rise and work in the fields?

300

Exclamatory Sentence

What is a sentence that makes a "shout" or shows great emotion, ending in an exclamation point?

300

sweltering

What word means "uncomfortably hot", and is used to describe places that are filled with heat and smell?

300

Valuation

What is when the property is given an estimated value, and what showed Douglass additional evils of slavery?

400

Imperative Sentence

What is a sentence that makes a command or request, ending in a period or exclamation point?

400

tedious

What is a word meaning "painfully slow and dull", which often describes something you don't want to do?

400

Course tow linen shirt

What was one of the few items of clothing given to enslaved people, and one of the only pieces of clothing that Douglass wore as a child?

500

Question Mark

What is the end punctuation for an interrogative sentence?

500

primitive

What is a word for "simple and uncivilized", describing something that is basic and elementary?

500

The Great House Farm

Where did the enslaved people wish to work, as it was similar to being elected to Congress?

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