Types of Sentences
What kind of sentence is this?
I brushed my teeth before I went to bed.
declarative
What kind of work needs quotation marks around it?
poem, short story, essay, article, song, episode, chapter, etc.
What punctuation needs to be at the end of this sentence?
Why do we always stretch before a game
?
Write down one comma rule.
Answers will vary.
Where does the colon go?
School starts at 7 30 in the morning.
School starts at 7:30 in the morning.
What type of sentence is this?
Where are the restrooms?
interrogative
star-spangled banner
"Star-Spangled Banner"
What punctuation needs to be at the end of this sentence?
What an exciting day
!
Where does the comma go?
Mary I need this to be printed out.
Mary, I need this to be printed out.
Where does the semicolon go?
Summer is my favorite season fall is a close second.
Summer is my favorite season; fall is a close second.
What type of sentence is this?
Go clean your room before we leave.
imperative
Put the quotation marks in this sentence.
Where did she go? Elaine asked.
"Where did she go?" Elaine asked.
What punctuation do we need at the end of this sentence?
Why do we always wipe down our desks
?
Where does the comma go?
When we go on vacation we tend to go to the beach.
When we go on vacation, we tend to go to the beach.
Where does the hyphen go in this sentence?
My great grandfather fought in the war.
My great-grandfather fought in the war.
What type of sentence is this?
Wow, I can't wait to go!
exclamatory
Put quotation marks in this sentence.
We read the short story Mirror Image in literature.
"Mirror Image"
Where do the periods go in this sentence?
Go ask Mr Lundberg about the upcoming test
Mr.
test.
Where do we put the comma in this sentence?
I enjoy going to the beach and I enjoy going to the mountains.
I enjoy going to the beach, and I enjoy going to the mountains.
Where do the dashes go?
This movie I think starts at 9 p.m.
This movie--I think--starts at 9 p.m.
What type of sentence is this? (simple, compound, or complex)
I usually go on the bus, but today I have to go home with a friend.
compound
What pieces of work are italicized?
books, movies, TV shows, newspapers, magazines, plays, ships, etc.
Which of these need a period at the end of the abbreviation?
kg ft
ft.
My grandmother and I like to crochet on the weekends.
No
Fix this sentence.
This is great I've never gone to Disneyland before Kate exclaimed
"This is great! I've never gone to Disneyland before," Kate exclaimed.
or
"This is great! I've never gone to Disneyland before!" Kate exclaimed.