What is a Sentence?
A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense.
Sentences are divided into 4 parts:
1. Declarative / Assertive Sentence.
2. Interrogative Sentence
3. Imperative Sentence
4. Exclamatory Sentence
We will learn the types of sentences in detail:
Watch this video to understand the sentence and its type in detail.
1. Assertive / Declarative Sentence :
- The sentence which declares or asserts a statement, feeling, opinion, incident, event, history, or anything is called an assertive sentence.
- An assertive sentence always starts with a subject and ends with a period(.).
- An assertive sentence is also known as a Declarative Sentence.
Examples :
1. Dr. Sarabhai and Dr. Kalam approached Father Pereira on a Saturday evening.
2. He played a major role in transforming the IAF.
3. Anil was watching a wrestling match
4. I was still a thief when I met Anil
2. Interrogative Sentence :
- An Interrogative sentence is a sentence that asks a question.
- Interrogative sentences are divided into 2 parts :
a) wh-type b) Verbal type(Yes/No type)
a) Wh-type: Wh-questions begin with what, when, where, who, whom, which, whose, why, and how. We use them to ask for information. We get a complete answer from this type of question.
Formula : Wh + h.v. + sub. + m.v. + object?
Example:
1. Why didn’t you come earlier?
2. What is your name?
3. How are you?
4. What are you doing?
b) Verbal Type: Verbal questions begin with H.V. The answer is yes or no. Therefore it is also known as yes-no type question.
Formula : H.v. + sub. + m.v. + object?
Examples:
1. Did you eat food?
2. Have you written my letter?
3. Can you do this for me?
4. Are you not going with them?
3. Imperative Sentence :
- An Imperative sentence is a type of sentence that gives instructions, advice, commands, order, direction, or a request.
- Imperative Sentence starts with Main Verb, Please, Kindly, and ends with a period(.).
Examples :
1. Come here.
2. Please give me your pen.
3. Shut the door.
4. Review these recommendations.
4. Exclamatory Sentence :
- An Exclamatory sentence conveys strong emotion and ends with an exclamation mark(!).
- An Exclamatory sentence is a more forceful version of an Assertive sentence.
Examples :
1. Such a great tree!
2. “I got the concert tickets!”
3. What a clever boy Neeraj is!
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