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This page was first published on the 31st of March, 2014 and last updated on the 16th of October, 2016 by Patrick Carpen.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

A sentence is a group of words which express a complete thought.<\/p>\n

Sentences in the English language are classified in two ways:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. By Purpose<\/li>\n
  2. By Structure<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    By purpose, there are four types of sentences.<\/p>\n

    1. Declarative<\/p>\n

    2. Imperative<\/p>\n

    3. Interrogative<\/p>\n

    4. Exclamatory<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    A sentence is categorized<\/strong><\/em> based on what it does, as explained below:<\/p>\n

    1. A declarative sentence declares something, or, in other words, makes a statement, e.g:<\/p>\n

    The earth is big.<\/p>\n

    The word “declarative” comes from the verb “to declare”. “To declare” in English means “to make known by speaking, writing, or something other way”.<\/p>\n

    Some other examples of declaration sentences are:<\/p>\n

    There is a cat on the table.<\/p>\n

    I am going to school.<\/p>\n

    The rain is falling.<\/p>\n

    2. An imperative sentence gives a command or request. Examples:<\/p>\n

    Open your books.<\/p>\n

    Wash your clothes.<\/p>\n

    Bring me some chocolate, please.<\/p>\n

    Look at the clock.<\/p>\n

    In English, imperative=must.<\/p>\n

    3. An interrogative sentence asks a question. The word “interrogative” comes from the verb “to interrogate”, which means “to question”. Some examples are:<\/p>\n

    Is the earth big?<\/p>\n

    Are you going to school today?<\/p>\n

    Is it raining?<\/p>\n

    What time is it?<\/p>\n

    As you can see, all interrogative sentences end with a question mark (?).<\/p>\n

    4. A sentence is said to be an “exclamatory” sentence if it expresses strong emotions. Examples include:<\/p>\n

    What beautiful children!<\/p>\n

    Stop the car!<\/p>\n

    Drop your weapon!<\/p>\n

    As you can see, all exclamatory sentences end in an exclamation mark (!).<\/p>\n

    The word “exclamatory” comes from the verb “to exclaim”, which means, “to say with great emotions”.<\/p>\n

    By structure, there are also four kinds of sentences:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. The Simple Sentence<\/li>\n
    2. The Complex Sentence<\/li>\n
    3. The Compound Sentence<\/li>\n
    4. The Compound-Complex Sentence<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Learn more about the kinds (or types) of sentences by structure here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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