Structure: Sentences Types – SS2 English Lesson Note (Second Term)

Sentences are groups of words that express a statement, question, command, or exclamation.

The following signs are used at the end of the sentences: full stop, question mark, exclamation mark.

Types Of Sentences

There are four (4) types of sentences. Each of these sentences allows us to express ourselves clearly and they are:

1. Declarative sentences (statement)
2. Interrogative sentence (question)
3. Imperative sentence (command)
4. Exclamatory sentence

1. Declarative Sentences

Declarative sentences are simple statements that end with a period. E.g:

• The girl walked home.
• I love honey.
• My sister is a nurse.

2. Interrogative Sentences

Interrogative sentences are sentences that ask questions and end with question marks. E.g:

• What is your name?
• How old are you?
• Are you okay?

3. Imperative Sentences

Imperative sentences are sentences that force someone to do something.

Many of these sentences end with periods and some end with exclamation marks. E.g:

• Don’t touch me.
• Stop disturbing me.

Words for the week 

Cherish, Capricious, Eschew, Perusal, Renunciation, Rhapsodize, Spurious, Tenable, Catalog, Turgid, Antediluvian