Types or Moods of Sentences/ Function

First part: Moods/forms of Sentences

1-     Declarative Sentence (declaratory sentence): a sentence in the indicative mood that makes a declaration. Use a period (.) at the end of the statement.

e.g. Ducks lay eggs in the spring

          2- Interrogative Sentence (question): a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply. Question mark at the end.

                e.g. Is that a lion?

          3- Exclamatory Sentence: a sentence that shows a strong feeling. Exlamation mark at the end.

               e.g. You really surprised me !

               e.g. What a beautiful place is this!

         4- Imperative Sentence (command): a kind of sentence that gives an order or direction. (Exclamatory mark or full stop at the end.

             e.g. Stand up

            e.g. Please, open the door

          5- Negative Sentence: a sentence in the negative form.

             e.g. The rain is not heavy.

Recognizing the Four Kinds of Sentences. On the line provided, label each sentence below declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory. Then, show what punctuation is needed at the end of the sentence.

EXAMPLE: Have you ever been to New England interrogative ?

1. Maine is a New England state………………………………………………………

2. What is the population………………………………………………………………

3. Visit Acadia National Park……………………………................................................

4. Why is Maine called the Pine Tree State………………………………………………

5. What a rocky coast this is………………………………………………………………

6. How thrilling it is to ski down these mountains……………………………………….

7. Maine has many small, white churches………………………………………………...

8. Try a Maine lobster…………………………………………………………………….

9. Have you ever been to the Tate House in Portland…………………………………….

10. The winters in this Northeastern state are very cold and long………………………..

                                                      First Day of Third Grade

On the first day of school, I meet my teacher.  My teacher’s name is  Mrs. Wong.  She is so nice!  We talked about the rules and she asked many questions.  These are some of the questions she asked our class.  What  would you like to learn this year?  Are you excited about third grade?  What is your favorite thing about school?  What are some of the things you are interested in?  After answering these questions we began reading a book by Beverly Clearly.  I loved the book!  I was very interested in the main  character.  She hated cursive!  Then we had circle time and talked about some of the things we will learn in third grade this year.  I really enjoyed the first day of school!