Lon Po Po Types of Sentences

	Every sentence begins with a capital letter.
	A statement (declarative sentence) tells something. It ends with a period.

The children's mother went to visit their grandmother.

A question (interrogative sentence) asks something. It ends with a question mark.

How did the wolf get in the house?

A command (imperative sentence) tells someone to do something. It ends with a period.

Read the story carefully.

An exclamation (exclamatory sentence) shows strong feeling. It ends with an exclamation mark.

A wolf is very scary!

	Quotation marks are used to set off the exact words of a speaker.
	A comma is used to set off the name of a person spoken to directly.

Mom said, "Be sure to lock the door."

See if you can identify which type of sentence these are;