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This post includes the Kinds of Sentences Worksheet along with the definitions and examples of sentences.
Sentences can be divided according to 1) structure 2) function
Let’s have a look at the kinds of sentences worksheet:
According to Function
Sentences can be divided into five categories according to function:
- Declarative
- Interrogative
- Imperative
- Exclamatory
- Optative
Declarative sentences:
A declarative sentence is the most basic type of sentence. Its purpose is to relay information, and it is punctuated with a period.
Simple declarative sentences can make basic statements,
For Example:
The boy walked home.
I love honey.
My mother is a nurse.
Interrogative sentence:
Interrogative sentences ask questions (or interrogate). These are direct questions, and they are punctuated with a question mark.
For example:
Why does she fight?
Whose dog is that?
Will Amir get to keep all his lottery winnings?
Imperative Sentences:
These types of sentences tell someone to do something.
These can be in the form of friendly advice, basic instructions, or more forceful commands.
Many imperative sentences end in periods, but some of the more forceful demands may end in an exclamation point to highlight the emotion.
For example:
Please shut the door to keep out the bugs.
Turn left at the bridge.
Stop bothering me!
Exclamatory sentences:
Exclamatory sentences express strong emotions.
They are similar to declarative sentences in that they provide information, but they end with an exclamation point instead of a period.
For Example:
I said I wanted money!
How well he sings!
Wow, he just won a gold medal!
Optative sentences:
An Optative Sentence is a sentence that expresses a wish, a prayer, a boon, or a curse.
An optative sentence usually ends with an exclamation mark (!) or rarely with a full stop (.).
Some grammarians include optative sentences in the category of exclamatory sentences.
Examples of Exclamatory Sentences:
May God bless you with a son! (prayer)
Would that I were a scientist! ( wish)
May you live happily forever! ( blessing)
I wish I were strong enough to chase them away!
Oh, had I been more careful!
May God bless you all.
May you succeed in the examination!
Would that he were rich!
May you live long!
God’s will be done.
Would that I were your friend.
According to Structure:
There are four types of sentences according to structure:
- Simple Sentence
- Compound Sentence
- Complex Sentence
- Compound-complex Sentence
Simple Sentences:
A simple sentence is an independent clause with no conjunction or dependent clause. A simple sentence consists of one independent clause. (An independent clause contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought.)
Examples:
I like tea.
She eats bread.
No one hates him.
Compound Sentences:
A compound sentence is two independent clauses joined by a conjunction. A compound sentence is two (or more) independent clauses joined by a conjunction or semicolon. Each of these clauses could form a sentence alone.
Examples
I like coffee and Mary likes tea.
Mary went to work but John went to a party.
Our car broke down; we came last.
There are seven coordinating conjunctions:
and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so (They can be remembered as FANBOYS) For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Complex Sentences:
A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. The clauses in a complex sentence are combined with subordinating conjunctions. (A dependent clause starts with a subordinating conjunction or a relative pronoun, and contains a subject and verb, but does not express a complete thought.)
 Examples
We missed our plane because we were late.
Our dog barks when she hears a noise.
He left in a hurry after he got a phone call.
Do you know the man who is talking to Mary?
Compound-Complex Sentences:
A compound-complex sentence contains multiple independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. These sentences will contain both coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.
Examples
John didn’t come because he was ill so Mary was not happy.
He left in a hurry after he got a phone call but he came back five minutes later.
Kinds of Sentences Worksheet:
Identify the kinds of given sentences:
- Alia does not come to school because he lives far from the school.
- I need a new dress but I don’t want to go shopping.
- Give me your hand.
- May her soul rest in peace!
- I do not want to go abroad.
- Neither he came, nor his uncle came.
- He likes bananas and he eats them daily.
- No one likes him.
- What a beautiful scene it was!
- Do you live in a nearby area?
Final Words
This article discusses the types of sentences according to function and structure. You can watch a video lecture on this topic, by checking the link given below:
