Sentences

2014-2015

SIMPLE SENTENCESEnd Marks and Sentence Purpose

End Marks: Rules

• An end mark is a mark of punctuation place at the end of the sentence. English uses three kinds of end marks: – the period– the question mark– the exclamation point

End Marks: RulesUse a period at the end of a sentence.

The manatee is also called a sea cow. It is a mammal that lives in the ocean.

Use a question mark at the end of a question.Have you ever seen a manatee? Did it look like a cow to you?

Use an exclamation point at the end of an exclamation. This type of statement should show emotion.That’s amazing! Look! There’s a manatee over there.

Use a period or an exclamation point at the end of a request or command.Please read this. (a request)Give me that! (a command)

End Marks: Rules

• Use a period after most abbreviations:– Personal names: Joel H. Fairweather, M.E. Gadski– Titles used with names: Mr., Mrs., Ms., Jr., Sr., Dr.– States (except the two-letter abbreviations)

• Ark., Calif., Minn. but not MN, WI, IA

– Addresses: St., Ave., P.O. Box– Organizations and Companies: Co., Inc., Corp., Assn.– Times: A.M., P.M., B.C., A.D.

• NOTE: Most units of measure are abbreviated without periods. The exception is inch—in.

Classifying Sentences by PurposeSentences can be classified in many ways; sentence

type and sentence purpose are just two of them. A declarative sentence is a statement. Use a period.An interrogative sentence is a question. Use a

question mark.An imperative sentence gives a command or a

request. Use a exclamation point or a period.An exclamatory sentence shows emotion or strong

feeling. Use an exclamation point.A conditional sentence expresses a wish using an

If. . .then statement. Use a period.