Let's go through each sentence and determine whether it is a
telling sentence (TS) or an
asking sentence (AS). Then, we'll add the correct punctuation: a period (.) for telling sentences and a question mark (?) for asking sentences.
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1) Why are you crying
→ This is a question. It’s asking for a reason.
✔ AS →
Why are you crying?
2) I do not feel well
→ This is a statement expressing how someone feels.
✔ TS →
I do not feel well.
3) Letty is good to me
→ This is a statement about Letty’s behavior.
✔ TS →
Letty is good to me.
4) What time is it
→ This is asking for information about the time.
✔ AS →
What time is it?
5) Do you like apples or oranges
→ This is a choice question.
✔ AS →
Do you like apples or oranges?
6) Where is mother
→ This is asking for location.
✔ AS →
Where is mother?
7) My brother will join the field trip
→ This is a statement about a future event.
✔ TS →
My brother will join the field trip.
8) Who is your teacher
→ This is asking for identification.
✔ AS →
Who is your teacher?
9) Rico and I are classmates
→ This is a declarative sentence stating a fact.
✔ TS →
Rico and I are classmates.
10) The goats eat grass
→ This is a statement about what goats do.
✔ TS →
The goats eat grass.
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✔ Final Answers:
1) AS – Why are you crying?
2) TS – I do not feel well.
3) TS – Letty is good to me.
4) AS – What time is it?
5) AS – Do you like apples or oranges?
6) AS – Where is mother?
7) TS – My brother will join the field trip.
8) AS – Who is your teacher?
9) TS – Rico and I are classmates.
10) TS – The goats eat grass.
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📝 Explanation:
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Telling sentences (TS) give information or make statements. They end with a
period (.).
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Asking sentences (AS) request information or ask a question. They end with a
question mark (?).
- Look at the
word order and
intention: questions often start with *who, what, where, why, when, how*, or use auxiliary verbs like *do, does, did, will, can*.
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