Sentence Types – Complete Teaching Resource

Sentence Types – Complete Teaching Resource (Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative, Exclamatory, Simple, Compound, Complex)

This engaging PowerPoint introduces students to the different types of sentences, moving from declarative, interrogative, imperative and exclamatory sentences through to simple, compound and complex sentences.

What’s included:

Clear explanations and definitions of sentence types

Worked examples for each category

Activities where students identify and label sentence types

A colour-coding task to distinguish between simple, compound and complex sentences in a model description

A descriptive writing stimulus (woodland/seasonal scene) that encourages students to apply:

Similes

Onomatopoeia

The 5 senses

A range of sentence structures

Self-assessment opportunities with a clear success grid

Why you’ll love it:

Ready-to-teach with minimal preparation

Builds confidence in grammar and sentence construction

Integrates grammar into creative writing tasks, showing students how varied sentence structures improve their writing

Suitable for KS3 and KS4, and easily adaptable for ability levels

Perfect for use in English lessons, literacy interventions, or creative writing workshops.