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Examples with Both Direct and Indirect Objects
                 • He sent her a letter.
                   ✶ Verb: sent
                   ✶ Direct object: a letter (What did he send? A letter)
                   ✶ Indirect object: her (To whom did he send a letter? Her)
                 • She baked her brother a cake.

                   ✶ Verb: baked
                   ✶ Direct object: a cake (What did she bake? A cake)
                   ✶ Indirect object: her brother (For whom did she bake a cake? Her brother)

              Types of Sentences
              There are four types of sentences as explained below:

                 • Declarative/Assertive sentence: A sentence which gives information and makes a bold statement. It may state
                 a fact. Most of the sentences of English language are assertive sentences. For example:
                   ✶ Monalisa is a beautiful girl.
                   ✶ Kohli is an excellent batsman.

                 • Imperative sentence: A sentence that makes a request or gives an order, an advice, or a command. For example:
                   ✶ Don't eat junk food.
                   ✶ Do not eat medicine on an empty stomach.
                 • Interrogative sentence: A sentence that asks a direct question and ends with a question mark(?). For example:
                   ✶ Are you hungry?

                   ✶ Where do you live?
                 • Exclamatory sentence: A sentence that shows an excitement or a strong feeling. It ends with an exclamation
                 mark (!). For example:
                   ✶ Wow! You dance so well.
                   ✶ Your grades are excellent. Congratulations!


              Active and Passive Sentence
              In English, sentences can be structured in either the active or passive voice. Understanding the difference between
              these two can help give you more confidence in writing in English. So let's do few sentences and understand the
              importance of active and passive sentences in English language:

              Active Voice

              Sentences where the subject takes an action are known to be in the active voice. This structure is straightforward
              and often more dynamic and clear.


              Structure
                 • Subject + Verb + Object
              Examples:

                 • She (subject) wrote (verb) a letter (object).
                 • Neha (subject) played(verb) a piano (object).
                 • The cat (subject) chased (verb) the mouse (object).


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