Sentences can be grouped into three main types.

A statement is a sentence that gives information. It is the most common type of sentence and can end with a full stop or an exclamation mark.

It is raining today.

That puppy is sweet!

Carla likes ice cream.

A question is a sentence that needs an answer. It ends with a question mark.

How old are you?

Are we there yet?

What time is tea?

A command is a sentence that tells somebody to do something. 

It usually starts with a verb (an action or doing word) and can end with a full stop or an exclamation mark.

Wipe your feet.

Stop that now!

In this activity, you can practise identifying different types of sentence.