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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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