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Types of Sentences—Active and Passive
We use both active and passive sentences while speaking. How to distinguish between the two?

Active Sentence Passive Sentence
Subject + verb + object Object + verb + subject
The subject performs the action The subject is being acted upon.
on the object. Example: The car was sold by
Example: I sold the car. me.
Gargi painted the house. The house was painted by Gargi.

Sentences are also categorised based on purpose as follows:

Declarative Sentences Interrogative Sentences
Factual Statements Used to ask questions

Imperative Sentences
Used to give commands or Exclamatory Sentences
instructions Used to express a strong emotion

Examples:

Declarative Sentences
We own a parrot.
I studied during the day so that I could party later.
Interrogative Sentences

Have you read this book?
Why are you so quiet?
Imperative Sentences

Wash your dirty clothes.
Feed the dog.
Exclamatory Sentences

Your dog is so big!
Alas! We lost the game.

Paragraph
A group of sentences forms a paragraph. A paragraph works around a common idea. If you want to write for
another idea, create a new paragraph. For example, if you're writing about colleges, the first paragraph may
contain sentences referring to names, locations, and other details about different colleges in a particular city.
In the next paragraph, you can describe what you like about a particular college.

Construction of a Paragraph
A paragraph is composed of three parts:
Topic sentence: The paragraph’s first phrase, which establishes the primary concept

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