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   ou are a nice boy. (Assertion)

                    et out of the class. (Order)
                   Please switch off the fan. (Request)

                   Alas, I am ruined! (Reaction)

                 Such sentences can be divided into different categories:
                 1. Assertive or Declarative sentences

                 2.  nterrogative sentences
                 3. E clamatory sentences

                 4.  mperative sentences
                 The above-given sentences can now be classified as:

                   What are you doing  (Interrogative sentence)
                    ou are a nice boy. (Assertive or Declarative sentence)

                    et out of the class. (Imperative sentence)
                   Please switch off the fan. (Imperative sentence)

                   Alas, I am ruined! (Exclamatory sentence)

                   Assertive Declarative          nterrogative       E clamatory   entences       mperative  entences
                          entences                 entences
                 These sentences present     These are the          Exclamatory sentences        These types of
                 the existing truth and      questioning            express strong emotion       sentences show an
                 provide information or      sentences and always  or sudden reaction, such      order, command, advice
                 fact.                       end with a question    as joy, sorrow, excitement   or request. It may end

                 It always ends using a full   mark‘?’.             or wonder. It ends with an   with a full stop (.) or an
                 stop (.)                                           exclamation mark (!)         exclamation mark (!)

                 I take tea.                 What would you like    Hurrah! We won the match!    Keep your mouth shut.

                 He is a fool.               to take?               Bravo! You did a fantastic   Could you please get
                                             Did you bring          job!                         me this medicine?
                                             vegetables from the
                                             market?

                  arts o   entence
                 A sentence may be described as a group of words that have a subject and a predicate. The construction of a
                 basic sentence uses elements, such as Subject, Verb and Object. ‘Subject’ is a person or thing which does an
                 action, while a ‘Verb’ describes the action done by the subject, which is received by an ‘Object’.


                           entences                    u  ect                    er                         ect

                         I play guitar.                  I                       play                    Guitar

                     She teaches English.               She                    teaches                   English




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