# Kinds of Sentences: Rules and Examples | SwaVid

Kinds of sentences: rules, worked examples and a quick check for Class 6 to 12 English grammar, CBSE and ICSE. Free practice on SwaVid.

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# Kinds of sentences: rules and examples

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Short answer. A sentence can tell something (statement), ask something (question), tell or ask someone to do something (command or request), or show strong feeling (exclamation).

1 . Pick the kind of sentence. Please switch off the fan.

2 . Pick the kind of sentence. Ravi asked where the bus stop was.

A sentence can tell something (statement), ask something (question), tell or ask someone to do something (command or request), or show strong feeling (exclamation).

A sentence tells, asks, commands or requests, or exclaims.

Command or request. A command or request tells or asks someone to do, or not do, something. It usually starts with the action word: the "you" is not said.

Your child's level and 3 topics to fix first.

All the topics in this chapter, one rule at a time.

- Tell or ask . A statement tells and ends with a full stop. A question asks and ends with a question mark.
- Command or request . A command or request tells or asks someone to do, or not do, something. It usually starts with the action word: the "you" is not said.
- Showing strong feeling . An exclamation shows strong feeling, like joy or surprise. It often starts with What or How and ends with an exclamation mark.
- What is the sentence doing? . A statement tells something. A question asks something. A command or request tells or asks someone to do something. An exclamation shows strong feeling.
- Statements and questions . A statement tells and usually ends with a full stop. A question asks and ends with a question mark. It may start with a question word or a helper like is, has or did.
- A sentence tells, asks, commands or requests, or exclaims.
- Ask what the sentence does, not only how it ends.
- Tell, ask, command or request, exclaim.

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