It Is Imperative This Student Gets A Cookie
(I am grading a test my fifth graders have taken on types of sentences.)
Question #1: “Write an interrogative sentence.”
Student’s Answer #1: “Do you know where [Classmate] put the cookies at?”
Question #2: “Write an imperative sentence.”
Student’s Answer #2: “Go get [Classmate] so he can tell me where they are.”
Question #3: “Write a declarative sentence.”
Student’s Answer #3: “I really like cookies when they are fresh out of the oven.”
Question #4: “Write an exclamatory sentence.”
Student’s Answer #4: “What good cookies these are!”
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