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1.Declarative Sentence
-The main goal of this type of sentence is to make a statement. The only thing
that matters is if it declares something – if it does, it is a declarative sentence.
Declarative sentence ends with a period. Sentences that fit the definition for
being of declarative type, can be further categorized into two groups – positive
and negative. Respectively, the difference between them is whether you intend to
make a positive or negative statement:
For Examples:
Positive
Jessica likes history lectures.
Negative
Jessica does not like history lectures.
Therefore, declarative sentences are widely used in all types of academic papers,
written documents, dialogues, etc.
2.Interrogative Sentence
- The interrogative sentence , any sentence that asks a question can be attributed
to this category and will always end with a question mark.
Positive
Does Jessica like history lectures?
Negative
Doesn’t Jessica like history lectures?
3.Imperative Sentence
-The main goal of these sentences is to tell others to do something, or, in other
words, give a command. Imperative sentences can end with either a period or an
exclamation mark.
For Examples:
Welcome the new student.
4.Exclamatory Sentence
-It is used to express a strong surprise of emotion and always ends with an
exclamation mark.
For Example:
What wonderful weather !
What a beautiful painting!
I feel terrible!