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# Kinds of Sentences There are four kinds of sentences: declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory. * **Declarative Sentence:** Makes a statement. It ends with a period. * Example: The ancient Olympics were part of a festival honoring both Zeus and Pelops. * **Interrogative Sente...

# Kinds of Sentences There are four kinds of sentences: declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory. * **Declarative Sentence:** Makes a statement. It ends with a period. * Example: The ancient Olympics were part of a festival honoring both Zeus and Pelops. * **Interrogative Sentence:** Asks a question. It ends with a question mark. * Example: Whom did ancient Greek Olympic games honor? * **Imperative Sentence:** Gives a command or makes a request. It ends with a period. * Example: Lend me your book on the Olympics. * **Exclamatory Sentence:** Expresses strong emotion. It ends with an exclamation point. * Example: Wow, the Olympic games date back to 776 BC! # Identifying Sentence Types Identify the type of sentence for each of the following: A. It is amazing how old the Olympics are! *Answer: Exclamatory B. Tell me more about the ancient Olympic games. *Answer: Interrogative C. Where did the ancient Olympics take place? *Answer: Interrogative D. The ancient Olympics took place for almost 12 centuries. *Answer: Declarative # EXERCISE 1 Tell whether each sentence is declarative or interrogative. Add the correct end punctuation. 1. The first ancient Olympic games were held in Greece. *Answer: Declarative* 2. What were the events in the first Olympics? *Answer: Interrogative* 3. A foot race was probably the first Olympic event. *Answer: Declarative* 4. There was no Olympic flame at the ancient Olympics. *Answer: Declarative*