This document discusses the four main types of sentences: declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory. It provides examples of each sentence type and notes their distinguishing features. Declarative sentences make statements and end with a period, interrogative sentences ask questions and end with a question mark, imperative sentences give commands or requests and end with a period or exclamation mark, and exclamatory sentences express strong emotion and end with an exclamation mark. The document also gives examples of different types of interrogative sentences and provides practice identifying sentence types.

1. Sentence Types by Function
Compiled and presented by Belachew W/Gebriel
Jimma University
CSSH
Department of English language and Literature
Sentence

2. What is a sentence?
 A sentence is a group of words that makes
sense.
 A sentence expresses a complete thought.
 A sentence begins with a capital letter and
ends with appropriate terminal punctuation
mark.
 A sentence has at least one subject and one
verb.

3. There are four types of sentences
by function/meaning.
 Declarative Sentence – statement
 Interrogative Sentence - Question
 Imperative Sentence – Command and Request
 Exclamatory Sentence

4. Declarative sentence
 A declarative sentence makes a statement.
 It is punctuated by a period.
Examples: The concert begins in two hours.
Green is my favorite color.
Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia.
I love my country.
Dr. Abegaz is the founder of Cardiac Center.
True love never fades with time.

5. Interrogative Sentence
 An interrogative sentence asks a question.
 It ends in a question Mark(?)
 An indirect question ends with a period(.)
 There are four different types of interrogative
sentences: Wh-questions, yes or no questions,
alternative questions, tag questions

6. Types of Interrogative Sentences
 Wh-
Question
s
 Yes - No
Question
s
Alternative
Questions
 Are you a nurse?
Who are you? Is this room yours or
Kebede’s?

7. Imperative Sentence
 An imperative sentence gives an order or makes a polite
request. Imperatives can also express good wish.
 It ends with a period or exclamation mark (./!)
Example
Please lower your voice.
Meet me at the town square.
Would you close the door please?
Eat your lunch.
Have a good time at the picnic.
May you live long!

8. Exclamatory Sentence
 An exclamatory sentence expresses strong
feelings, great emotion or excitement.
 It ends with exclamation mark.
Examples: Wow! That is great news!
The river is rising!
The house is on fire!
Oh, what a great job!
What an interesting story!

9. Practice Questions
Identify the sentence types.
 What Kind of candy do you like?
 Wow, you did great!
 I love to watch old movies.
 Go and bring me some paper.

10. Practice with key
 What Kind of candy do you
like?(Interrogative)
 Wow, you did great! (Exclamatory)
 I love to watch old movies. (Declarative)
 Go and bring me some Paper. (Imperative)

11. Exercise
1) What a silly man!
2) You look so beautiful!
3) Two of my students were absent today.
4) Our math teacher is tall.
5) Watch carefully for pirate ships on the horizon.
6) The trains leaves tomorrow at noon.
7) Have you brushed your teeth today?
8) Stop talking so loudly!

12. Exercise
9. Shut the door please.
10. The train left an hour ago.
11. How old is your daughter?
12. Do not open the presents until the morning!