IXL | Identify commands | 1st grade language arts

Which one is a command?

Tell him that funny story!

Is that a good book?

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Which one is a command?

Don't go in the pool.

Which flower smells best?

key idea

There are four kinds of sentences.

A statement tells about something. It ends with a period.

A lamb is a baby sheep.

Sam took a cookie.

A question asks something. It ends with a question mark.

How do airplanes stay up?

Are we there yet?

An exclamation is like a statement, but it shows surprise or strong feeling. It ends with an exclamation point.

There's a turtle in the road!

Today is Rosa's birthday!

A command tells someone to do something. Most of the time, a command ends with a period. If it shows strong feeling, it ends with an exclamation point.

Put your shoes on.

Be nice to your sister!

solution

Look at each sentence.

Don't go in the pool.

This is a command. It tells someone to do something. This command ends with a period.

Which flower smells best?

This is not a command. It is a question.

$Confetti$

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Not feeling ready yet? These can help:

RR.2Identify and use end marks

RR.1Identify statements

RR.3Identify exclamations

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