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    There Are Four Types of English Sentence, Classified by Their Purpose

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    There are four main types of sentences in English: declarative sentences (statements), interrogative sentences (questions), imperative sentences (commands), and exclamative sentences (exclamations). Declarative sentences make statements and usually end with a period. Interrogative sentences ask questions and always end with a question mark. Imperative sentences give commands or requests and usually end with a period. Exclamative sentences express strong emotions like surprise and always end with an exclamation point.

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    There are four main types of sentences in English: declarative sentences (statements), interrogative sentences (questions), imperative sentences (commands), and exclamative sentences (exclamations). Declarative sentences make statements and usually end with a period. Interrogative sentences ask questions and always end with a question mark. Imperative sentences give commands or requests and usually end with a period. Exclamative sentences express strong emotions like surprise and always end with an exclamation point.

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    The 4 English Sentence Types

    There are four types of English sentence, classified by their purpose:

     declarative sentence (statement)
     interrogative sentence (question)
     imperative sentence (command)
     exclamative sentence (exclamation)

    Sentence types 

      form function exampl final


    e punctuatio
    sentenc n
    e
    (clause)

    1 declarative statement: It tells us John


    something likes .
    Mary.

    2 interrogative question: It asks us something Does


    Mary ?
    like
    John?

    3 imperative Advice/request/command/ord Stop.


    er: It tells us to do something Close    .
    the
    door.
    4 Exclamative/exclamato exclamation: It expresses What a
    ry surprise/feelings funny !
    story he
    told us!

    (form = structure / function = job)

    1. Declarative Sentence (statement)


    Declarative sentences make a statement. They tell us something. They give
    us information, and they normally end with a full-stop/period.

    The usual word order for the declarative sentence is:

     subject + verb...

    Declarative sentences can be positive or negative. Look at these examples:

    positive negative

    I like coffee. I do not like coffee.

    We watched TV last night. We did not watch TV last night.

    Declarative sentences are the most common type of sentence.

    2. Interrogative Sentence (question)


    Interrogative sentences ask a question. They ask us something. They want
    information, and they always end with a question mark.

    The usual word order for the interrogative sentence is:

     (wh-word +) auxiliary/helping verb + subject + verb...


     What, which, who, whose, where, whom, when, how, why
     Verb -word/auxiliary/helping verb-am, is, are, was, were, have, has,
    had, do, does, did, shall ,should, will, would, can, could
     Auxiliary /helping verb + subject+ verb…

    Interrogative sentences can be positive or negative. Look at these


    examples:

    positive negative

    Do you like coffee? Don't you like coffee?

    Why did you go? Why didn't you go?

    3. Imperative Sentence
    (command/advice/order/request)
    they end with a full-stop/period (.)

    since the subject is YOU never use IS,HAS,DOES & verb+s/es

    The usual word order for the imperative sentence is:

     base form/verb(present tense)...

    Note that there is usually no subject—because the subject is understood, it


    is YOU.

    Imperative sentences can be positive or negative. Look at these examples:

    positive negative

    Stop! Do not stop!


    Give her coffee. Don't give her coffee.

    4. Exclamative/ Exclamatory Sentence (exclamation)


    Exclamative sentences express strong emotion/surprise—an exclamation—
    and they always end with an exclamation mark/point (!).

    The usual word order for the exclamative sentence is:

     What (+ adjective) + noun + subject + verb


     How (+ adjective/adverb) + subject + verb

    Look at these examples:

     What a liar he is!


     What an exciting movie it was!
     How he lied!
     How exciting the movie was!
     The subject of the sentence is what (or whom) the sentence is about.
    In the sentence “The cat is sleeping in the sun,” the word cat is the
    subject.
     A predicate is the part of a sentence, or a clause, that tells what the
    subject is doing or what the subject is. Let’s take the same sentence
    from before: “The cat is sleeping in the sun.” The clause sleeping in
    the sun is the predicate; it’s dictating what the cat is doing.

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