Sentence Types
Have you ever heard of William Randolph
Interrogative
Hearst, like George Vanderbilt, constructed a mansion fashioned after fine architectural masterpieces in Europe
.
Have you ever heard the history of bells?
You
Lasers produce a narrow beam of light.
produce
fused sentence
Wow, the swimming pool is huge
Exclamatory
Can compact discs really hold that much data
?
In Rome, worshippers listened for the bells before going to a religious service.
worshippers
Scientists and doctors both know the value of lasers.
know
The pygmy hippo has blackish skin, and the rive hippo has brownish-gray skin.
Correct sentence
Hearst, like George Vanderbilt, constructed a mansion fashioned after fine architectural masterpieces in Europe
Declarative
Which baby hippo weighs more
?
Greeks rang bells announcing the arrival of fish at the market.
Greeks
Lasers scan price codes and transmit information.
scan, transmit
An enormous mouth that opens up to three or four feet.
fragment
Is anyone here for lunch
interrogative
Take the train from Santa Barbara to see the beautiful countryside on the way to the castle
.
Today musicians use orchestra chimes and handbells.
Musicians
Laser light shows during the summer use the same type of laser beam as a grocery store.
use
Hippos live in Africa, their favorite place is the water.
Comma Splice
Take the train from Santa Barbara to see the beautiful countryside on the way to the castle
Imperative
Wow, the swimming pool at Hearst Castle is huge
!
Philadelphia's Liberty Bell and the bells of London's Big Ben clock are tourist attractions.
Liberty Bell, bells
Can compact discs really hold that much data?
can hold
A hippopotamuses side teeth can exceed two feet in length, but only half of the tooth us above the gum line we see only half the tooth length in a photo.
fused sentence