The document discusses declarative and interrogative sentences. Declarative sentences make statements and end in a period, while interrogative sentences ask questions and end with a question mark. Examples are provided of declarative sentences like "The ship sailed across the ocean" and interrogative sentences like "What color is the dog?". The document then provides examples to practice identifying whether a given sentence is declarative or interrogative.

1. Declarative
and
Interrogative
Sentences

2. Declarative Sentence
A declarative sentence is a telling sentence.
It tells the reader something.
A declarative sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with
a period.
Example:
The ship sailed across the ocean.

3. Interrogative
Sentence
An interrogative sentence asks the reader
something. It begins with a question word.
An interrogative sentence starts with a capital letter
and ends with a question mark.
Example:
What color is the dog?

4. Here’s a few:

5. Let’s Practice!
Declarative or
Interrogative

6. Declarative or Interrogative?
The children are playing
Declarative
How do we know?
It tells us something.
It does not start with a question word.
.
A declarative sentence starts with a capital letter and ends
with a period.
It can not be answered.

7. Declarative or Interrogative?
The blue bird sings loudly
Declarative
How do we know?
It tells us something.
It does not start with a question word.
.
A declarative sentence starts with a capital letter and ends
with a period.
It can not be answered.

8. Declarative or Interrogative?
Where is the kitten
Interrogative
How do we know?
It asks something.
It starts with a question word.
?
An interrogative sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a
question mark.
It can be answered.
The kitten is in the box.

9. Declarative or Interrogative?
When will the football game start
Interrogative
How do we know?
It asks something.
It starts with a question word.
?
An interrogative sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a
question mark.
It can be answered.
The game will start soon.

10. Declarative or Interrogative?
What color is the bus
Interrogative
How do we know?
It asks something.
It starts with a question word.
?
An interrogative sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a
question mark.
It can be answered.
The bus is red.

11. Declarative or Interrogative?
The boy is mad
Declarative
How do we know?
It tells us something.
It does not start with a question word.
.
A declarative sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with
a period.
It can not be answered.

12. Declarative or Interrogative?
The duck quacks a lot
Declarative
How do we know?
It tells us something.
It does not start with a question word.
.
A declarative sentence starts with a capital letter and ends
with a period.
It can not be answered.