Types of Sentences
(Part II)
What is a sentence?
A sentence is a set of words that is complete in itself, typically containing a subject and predicate, conveying a statement, question, exclamation, or command, and consisting of a main clause and sometimes one or more subordinate clauses.
Examples:
1. She opened the window.
2. Come in, please.
3. Do you like tea?
Types of sentences:
There are four main types of sentences:
· Declarative sentence
· Imperative sentence
· Exclamatory sentence
Exclamatory
Sentences:
Exclamatory
sentences express strong emotion. It doesn’t really matter what the emotion is,
an exclamatory sentence is the type of sentence needed to express it.
Exclamatory sentences always end in an exclamatory mark, so it’s pretty easy to
spot them.
Examples:
1.
The
river is rising!
2.
I
can’t wait for the party!
3.
Oh,
my goodness, I won!
Interrogative
sentences:
Interrogative
sentences are also easy to spot. That’s because they always ask a question and
end in a question mark.
Examples:
1.
Is
it raining?
2.
Have
you had breakfast?
3.
What
do you want?
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