Thursday, March 29, 2012

Mamakat: Road Trip

Mamakat's prompt:   5.) Who’d talk the most?  Pretend three four sentence types–Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative, and Exclamatory–were people.  Write an imaginary scene between them. (inspired by writingfix.com)  This was a little difficult, because the differences between declarative and imperative sentences, in my opinion, are very blurry.  This is why my husband never lets me help him grade any papers. And also because I get a little crazy with the red pens. I don't know why. 

All three children, Interrogative, Declarative, and Exclamatory, are all under the age of ten.  Declarative is the youngest, and a girl.  Interrogative is a girl.  Exclamatory is a boy.  


Interrogative: "Are we to Grandma's house yet?"

Imperative: (actually lost) "Keep your shorts on. We will get there." 

Declarative:  "I have to pee."

Interrogative: "What?  Are you serious?"

Exclamatory: "GEEZ!  WE JUST LEFT THE REST STOP FIVE FREAKIN' MINUTES AGO!"

Imperative:  "Watch your language, son.  Everybody look for Exit 43B."

Exclamatory:  "SHE STARTED IT!"

Imperative:  "Pipe down, all of you. Exit 43B. Look."

Declarative:  "I have to pee."

Interrogative:  Why do you need to concentrate, Mom?  Did you forget how to drive?

Exclamatory:  "SHUT UP, STUPID! MOM KNOWS HOW TO DRIVE!!"

Imperative:  "Be quiet NOW, please. I need you to look for Exit 43B."

Declarative:  "I HAVE to pee."

Exclamatory: "MOM SAID TO BE QUIET!"

Interrogative:  "Can't you just hold it?" 

Declarative:  "I cannot hold it."

Interrogative:  "Don't we have a bucket?  Can you pee in the bucket?"

Exclamatory:  "PEEING IN A BUCKET!  HAHAHAHAHA!!!"

Imperative:  "Sit down back there and BE QUIET."

Interrogative:  What is that smell?  Did you pee on the seat?

Exclamatory:  "UGH! MOM!!  SHE PEED ALL OVER THE BACKSEAT!!  SHE'S ALL NASTY!"

Imperative:   "BE QUIET OR I AM LEAVING YOU ALL BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD."

(Silence--for about ten seconds)

Declarative: "I am hungry."






4 comments:

  1. This is spot on! And it's why we take our long car trips overnight. They fall asleep around 9pm, wake up around 6am and, surprise! We're almost there!

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  2. Bahahahaha...sounds like my childhood. I feel like you handled the situation well (wink, wink)!
    Love the post.

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