12 Questions
What type of sentence makes a statement, provides an explanation, or conveys facts?
Declarative
Which type of sentence usually begins with pronouns or auxiliary verbs when asking a question?
Interrogative
What punctuation mark typically ends an interrogative sentence?
Question mark
Which type of sentence communicates heightened emotion and often starts with exclamatory words?
Exclamatory
In colloquial speech, where might the subject be placed at the beginning of an interrogative sentence?
Before the verb
Which type of sentence has its only difference from a declarative sentence marked by its punctuation at the end?
Exclamatory
What punctuation mark is typically used at the end of an imperative sentence?
Period
In an imperative sentence, why is the subject often omitted?
Because it is understood the reader is being addressed
What is the key difference between a simple sentence and a sentence fragment?
The presence of an independent clause
Which type of sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause?
Complex sentence
What is the function of marker words in a complex sentence?
Introduce dependent clauses
Which of the following is NOT a type of sentence discussed in the text?
Narrative sentence
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