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Kinds of Sentences
OBJECTIVE • To identify the four types of sentences—statements, questions, commands, and exclamations
DAILY MAINTENANCE Assign Practice Book page 2, Section 1.6. After students finish, 1. Give immediate feedback. 2. Review concepts as needed. 3. Model the correct answer. Pages 4–5 of the Answer Key contain tips for Daily Maintenance.
WARM-UP Write statements, questions, commands, and exclamations on note cards. Have small groups play Sentence Swap. Give each group a stack of eight cards with a variety of sentence types. Have one student choose a card, read it aloud, tell what kind of sentence it is, and change the sentence into a different sentence type. Direct students to read aloud each sentence with the proper expression so that other students can tell which kind of sentence is being read.
Read aloud the first paragraph and the chart. Point out that the chart shows the characteristics of each sentence type and which end mark goes with each type. Then ask a volunteer to read aloud the remaining text. Discuss each example sentence and ask students to give other examples for each type of sentence.
PRACTICE EXERCISE 1 Read aloud each sentence. Ask students to tell if each sentence is a statement, a question, a command, or an exclamation.
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EXERCISE 3 Explain that students will write two types of sentences for each item. Remind students to use the correct punctuation mark for each sentence type and to begin each sentence with a capital letter. Have students complete the exercise independently. Then ask them to exchange papers with a partner to compare and correct their work.
Kinds of Sentences
KIND OF SENTENCE
W H AT I T D O E S
END MARK
Statement
Tells something
Period (.)
Question
Asks something
Question mark (?)
Command
Gives direction
Period (.)
Exclamation
Expresses strong Exclamation point (!) or sudden emotion
Each of these four sentences is a different kind of sentence. Can you name what kind each is? A
Do you like cake
B
Chocolate comes from cocoa beans
C
Mix the batter
D
What a delicious cake you made
You’re right if you said sentence A is a question. It asks something. Sentence B is a statement. It tells about something (chocolate). Sentence C is a command. It tells what to do. Sentence D is an exclamation. It expresses a strong emotion (joy).
TEACH Write on the board the following sentences: We are going to the beach.
EXERCISE 1 Tell what kind each of the following
sentences is. 1. Do you like to cook? 2. I sometimes help my parents in the kitchen.
What fun it will be! Watch out for the waves.
3. What kinds of things do you do?
Where would you like to go?
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EXERCISE 2 Tell students to refer to the chart on page 12 as they complete this exercise. Ask volunteers to share their responses with the class.
What are the four kinds of sentences? A sentence can be a statement, a question, a command, or an exclamation. Let’s review them.
Read from a piece of writing that the class is currently reading. Emphasize the different kinds of sentences.
Have students read aloud the sentences. Ask students to identify the different sentence types (statement, exclamation, command, question). Encourage students to give reasons for their responses.
Encourage students to tell what clues they used to decide.
4. Carolina, help me mix the dough. 5. How wonderful the bread tastes! 6. Wash the dishes, James. 7. Don’t eat all the bread. 8. Mom’s bread is better than store bread. Cacao tree
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Cocoa beans come from the fruit of the cacao tree.