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Turn off the electricity at the consumer unit before you do any electrical repairs.

Statement, Question or Command?

Tell statements from questions and commands. Learn the clues: word order, punctuation, and tone, so you can label each sentence type confidently in 11 Plus English.

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Fascinating Fact:

A polite command can look like a question. Would you open the door please is still a command. Tone and context reveal it.

In 11 Plus English, sentences are often sorted as statements, questions, or commands. Spot them using punctuation, helper words, and the verb form at the start of a clause.

Key Terms

Statement: A sentence that gives information and usually ends with a full stop, for example The train is late.
Question: A sentence that asks something and usually ends with a question mark, for example Are you ready?
Command (imperative): A sentence telling someone to do something, often starting with a verb, for example Close the door.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

How can I recognise a statement quickly?

A statement gives information, keeps normal subject–verb order (She is...), and ends with a full stop. It does not ask or instruct the reader.

Do all questions start with a question word?

No. Some start with a helping verb (Is it raining?). Others use question words like who, what, or why. All end with a question mark.

What shows a command in writing?

Commands use the imperative verb at the start (Bring your book). The subject you is understood, and punctuation is usually a full stop or exclamation mark.

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1 .

Select the choice that best describes the sentence.
Don't run across the road.

This is a question

This is a command

This is a negative statement

This is an affirmative statement

'Don't' is often used in negative commands

2 .

Select the choice that best describes the sentence.
The Missouri is the longest river in the USA.

This is a question

This is a command

This is an affirmative statement

This is a negative statement

It states which is the longest river in the USA

3 .

Select the choice that best describes the sentence.
The Empire State Building is not the tallest building in the USA.

This is a question

This is a negative statement

This is a command

This is an affirmative statement

It tells you that this building is not the tallest building in the USA. The tallest building is the Willis Tower (also known as the Sears Tower): 1,451 metres high

4 .

Select the choice that best describes the sentence.
Does magnesium burn in air?

This is a question

This is a command

This is a negative statement

This is an affirmative statement

The '?' shows that it's a question. I hope you got this one right! Magnesium (Mg) tarnishes in air, but finely divided magnesium readily burns in air when heated

5 .

Select the choice that best describes the sentence.
Turn off the electricity at the consumer unit before you do any electrical repairs.

This is a question

This is an affirmative statement

This is a negative statement

This is a command

You are told to do something: this is a command. Note, commands can be made polite by the use of 'please'. Never work live - always turn the electricity off first

6 .

Select the choice that best describes the sentence.
Who wrote 'The Wind in the Willows'?

This is an affirmative statement

This is a command

This is a negative statement

This is a question

The '?' shows that it's a question. I hope you got this one right! ANS: Kenneth Grahame - it's an excellent book. Read it!

7 .

Select the choice that best describes the sentence.
Gold doesn't react with many chemicals.

This is a question

This is a command

This is a negative statement

This is an affirmative statement

This sentence states gold (Au) doesn't do something. Gold dissolves in mercury (Hg)

8 .

Select the choice that best describes the sentence.
Tell me, now!

This is a question

This is a command

This is a negative statement

This is an affirmative statement

You are commanded to tell someone something

9 .

Select the choice that best describes the sentence.
Don't do it, Mike.

This is a command

This is a question

This is a negative statement

This is an affirmative statement

Mike is told not to do something. 'Don't' is often used in negative commands

10 .

Select the choice that best describes the sentence.
The Hundred Years' War was waged from 1337 to 1453.

This is a question

This is a command

This is a negative statement

This is an affirmative statement

It tells you how long the war was waged for. It went on for more than one hundred years, but it was not a continuous war

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