Lewis and Clark and Me

Imperative and Exclamatory Sentences

An imperative sentence gives a command or makes a request.

Steer the boat.

It usually begins with a verb and ends with a period. The subject (you) is not shown.

An exclamatory sentence shows strong feeling or surprise.

The river is wide! What a trip this is!

It ends with an exclamation mark.

Interjections also show strong feeling and ends with an exclamation mark. An interjection is a word or group of words, not a complete sentence.

Amazing! Ouch!

• An imperative sentence gives a command or makes a request.

• An exclamatory sentence shows strong feeling or surprise. It ends with an exclamation mark.

• An interjection also shows strong feeling or surprise, but it is not a complete sentence.

Decide whether the sentence is imperative or exclamatory.

Look at the top of that skyscraper. That’s one amazingly tall

building! Please take my photograph there. Wow! I’ve never been in a city

this huge! Don’t go too close to the edge.

Buy your tickets here for the Statue of Liberty

What a long line this is Please have your money ready How wonderful the statue looks

from the sea Remember to bring your camera

the tall Empire State Building (exclamatory)

a map of the city (imperative) toys in this toy store (exclamatory) the busy street (imperative) to the show (imperative)

Choose the letter of the word or the word and punctuation mark that complete each sentence.

Notice the bright sunlight and palm trees in _________.

A Florida? C Florida!B Florida D Florida

What a cold, gray place New York is in____________.

A comparison. C comparison!B comparison D comparison?

A Cities are incredibly noisyB Give me the country any day.C Ugh! I couldn’t live there?D How do you put up with it.

A. Don’t talk to me about the country.B. I hate mosquitos?C.Do you really want to live with cows!D. I prefer an apartment building

__________ me the photos you took in Philadelphia. (imperative)

___________ an enormous bell that is! (exclamatory)

_________ lucky you were it didn’t rain! (exclamatory)

Please _________ me a copy of that picture. (imperative)