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SENTENCE TYPES IN ADS

Correct SentencesA sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with an end mark. A statement or a command ends with a period. A question ends with a question mark. An exclamation ends with an exclamation point.

STATEMENT:

COMMAND:

QUESTION:

EXCLAMATION:

The sun rose over the mountains.

Please get my binoculars.

Have you ever seen a night hawk?

How beautiful the mountains are!

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The Plastic Fantastic

Have you seen the new Plastic Fantastic. What an amazing invention it is! You probably think it looks like a plain old sheet of plastic? How wrong you are The Plastic Fantastic has a million uses. Throw it over your head as a raincoat. hang it in your bathroom as a shower curtain. Are you going camping? The Plastic Fantastic makes a cozy tent. is your baby extra-large? Use the Plastic Fantastic as a giant bib. How much does this miracle technology cost. You can have your own Plastic Fantastic for just $169.99. What a bargain it is. Call 1-800-555-3333 to order.

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The Plastic Fantastic

Have you seen the new Plastic Fantastic? What an amazing invention it is! You probably think it looks like a plain old sheet of plastic. How wrong you are! The Plastic Fantastic has a million uses. Throw it over your head as a raincoat. Hang it in your bathroom as a shower curtain. Are you going camping? The Plastic Fantastic makes a cozy tent. Is your baby extra-large? Use the Plastic Fantastic as a giant bib. How much does this miracle technology cost? You can have your own Plastic Fantastic for just $169.99. What a bargain it is! Call 1-800-555-3333 to order.

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NOW CREATE YOUR OWN AD… Choose one of these ideas or use an idea of your own:

Metal Magnificent Wooden Wonderful Paper Powerful Cotton CreativeFeather ForeverGolden Glorious

Write an ad for your product with at least one statement, one command, one question, and one exclamation.

Remember to capitalize and punctuate correctly!