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Poetry Collection 3: Eve Merriam, Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes
Poetry Collection 4: Sandra Cisneros, Nikki Giovanni, Theodore Roethke
Integrated Language Skills: Grammar
Sentence Functions
A sentence is a group of words that has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete
thought. Sentences can be classified according to what they do—that is, according to
their function or purpose. Notice that every sentence begins with a capital letter and
ends with a punctuation mark. The kind of punctuation mark that is used depends on
the function of the sentence.
Type
Declarative
Interrogative
Imperative
Exclamatory
Function and End Punctuation
makes a statement; ends with a period
asks a question; ends with a question
mark
gives an order or a direction; ends with
a period or an exclamation point
expresses strong emotion; ends with an
exclamation point
Example
These poems are interesting.
Which poem do you like best?
Let us read this poem. Please bring me
that book. Catch it before it falls!
What a great poem to read aloud!
A. PRACTICE: Classify these sentences according to their function. On the line following
each sentence, write declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory.
1. What a wonderful poem that is! _____________________
2. Elena, please read the first poem in this collection. _____________________
3. These poems are about nature, and those are about people. _____________________
4. Noah, give us your opinion. _____________________
5. Does anyone have anything to add? _____________________
B. Writing Application: Write a brief paragraph about any of the poems in your
textbook. In your paragraph, use at least one of each kind of sentence. Write a D above
each declarative sentence, Int above each interrogative sentence, Imp above each
imperative sentence, and E above each exclamatory sentence. Be sure to capitalize and
punctuate each sentence correctly.
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Grade 6 Unit 4
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