Declarative, Interrogative, Exclamatory, and Imperative

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What is a declarative sentence?

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A declarative sentence is a statement that provides information or expresses an opinion. It ends with a period.

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What is an interrogative sentence?

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An interrogative sentence is a question that seeks information and ends with a question mark.

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What is an exclamatory sentence?

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An exclamatory sentence expresses strong emotion or excitement and ends with an exclamation mark.

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What is an imperative sentence?

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An imperative sentence gives a command, request, or instruction and can end with a period or an exclamation mark.

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How can you identify an exclamatory sentence?

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An exclamatory sentence can be identified by its use of strong emotion and its ending with an exclamation mark.

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What are the two types of imperatives?

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The two types of imperatives are polite imperatives, which use auxiliary verbs, and impolite imperatives, which use the present tense, second person form of the verb.

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What punctuation marks are used for declarative sentences?

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Declarative sentences end with a period.

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What punctuation marks are used for interrogative sentences?

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Interrogative sentences end with a question mark.

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What punctuation marks are used for exclamatory sentences?

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Exclamatory sentences end with an exclamation mark.

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What punctuation marks can be used for imperative sentences?

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Imperative sentences can end with either a period or an exclamation mark.