Sentences

Question	Answer
What must a sentence begin with?	A Capital Letter.
What must a sentence end with?	A Full Stop, a Question Mark, or an Exclamation Mark.
A sentence can be a single word. True/False	True.
A sentence must contain a subject and a verb. True/False	False (Although it usually contains both).
What is a Declarative Sentence?	Makes a statement or gives information. e.g. "The sky is blue".
What is an Imperative Sentence?	Gives a command or instruction. e.g. "Shut the door".
What is an Interrogative Sentence?	Asks a question. e.g. "Are you ready to go?"
What is an Exclamatory Sentence?	Expresses strong emotion. e.g. "The birthday cake was so delicious!"
What is a Simple Sentence?	Has one main clause, one subject and one verb. (One sentence that makes sense on its own). e.g. "She opened the door".
What is a Compound Sentence?	Has two main clauses joined by a conjunction or a semicolon. (Would make sense if written as two separate sentences). e.g. "She was hot, so she opened the door". "She was hot; she opened the door".
What is a Complex Sentence?	Has a main clause and a subordinate clause. (The main clause makes sense on its own, but the subordinate clause doesn't). e.g. The museum was very interesting, as I expected.

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	Created by Lisa Few over 4 years ago