Saturday, August 1, 2020

Types of Sentence


Types of Sentence

               
              There are four types of sentence. They are classified by their purpose.

                             

                            Declarative sentence (statement)

                            Interrogative sentence (question)

                            Imperative sentence (command)

                            Exclamative sentence (exclamation)


Declarative Sentence

               

           Declarative sentences make a statement and they tell us something. It is also called as assertive sentence. It ends with a full stop.

                   (eg) The boy walked home.

                            I love honey.


Interrogative sentence

               

           Interrogative sentence is used to ask a question. It ends with a question mark.

                   (eg) Do you like coffee? (positive)

                           Don’t you like coffee? (negative)


Imperative sentence 

           Imperative sentence gives a command or a request. It ends with a full stop.

                   (eg)  Please shut the door.

                            Stand up


Exclamative sentence

          Exclamative sentence is used to express strong emotions. It ends with a exclamatory mark.

                   (eg)  Wow, he just won a gold medal!

                            Alas, he in no more !


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