Question

classifying sentences by purpose a declarative sentence makes a statement and ends with a period. an imperative sentence gives a command or makes a request. an interrogative sentence asks a question and ends with a question mark. an exclamatory sentence shows excitement or strong feeling and ends with an exclamation point. declarative i asked the librarian for help. imperative help me. or help me! interrogative what is the trail of tears? exclamatory what a sad part of american history it is! exercise a classify each of the following sentences by purpose. on the line provided write dec for declarative, imp for imperative, int for interrogative, or exc for exclamatory. example dec 1. the cherokees were forced from their homeland in the southeast. 1. this forced migration became known as the trail of tears. 2. look at this map. 3. many migrated west to what is now oklahoma. 4. how many cherokees escaped the trail of tears? 5. how tragic the story is! exercise b rewrite each of the sentences below using the instructions given in brackets. example 1. george catlin began painting professionally in the 1820s. ask a question when did george catlin begin painting professionally? 6. george catlin painted portraits of many of the plains indians. ask a question 7. have you seen catlins picture of the seminole chief osceola? make a statement 8. osceola looks handsome and grand in that picture. express strong feeling 9. catlin created more than five hundred pictures showing american indian life. ask a question 10. for more information about catlin, you may want to read this book. give a command

Explanation:

1. "This forced migration became known as the Trail of Tears." is a declarative sentence as it makes a statement and ends with a period.
2. "Look at this map." is an imperative sentence as it gives a command.
3. "Many migrated west to what is now Oklahoma." is a declarative sentence as it makes a statement.
4. "How many Cherokee escaped the Trail of Tears?" is an interrogative sentence as it asks a question and ends with a question - mark.
5. "How tragic the story is!" is an exclamatory sentence as it shows strong feeling and ends with an exclamation point.
6. To rewrite "George Catlin painted portraits of many of the Plains Indians." as a question: "Did George Catlin paint portraits of many of the Plains Indians?"
7. To rewrite "Have you seen Catlin's picture of the Seminole chief Osceola?" as a statement: "You have seen Catlin's picture of the Seminole chief Osceola."
8. To rewrite "Osceola looks handsome and grand in that picture." to express strong feeling: "How handsome and grand Osceola looks in that picture!"
9. To rewrite "Catlin created more than five hundred pictures showing American Indian life." as a question: "Did Catlin create more than five hundred pictures showing American Indian life?"
10. To rewrite "For more information about Catlin, you may want to read this book." as a command: "Read this book for more information about Catlin."

Answer:

1. DEC
2. IMP
3. DEC
4. INT
5. EXC
6. Did George Catlin paint portraits of many of the Plains Indians?
7. You have seen Catlin's picture of the Seminole chief Osceola.
8. How handsome and grand Osceola looks in that picture!
9. Did Catlin create more than five hundred pictures showing American Indian life?
10. Read this book for more information about Catlin.