GRAMMAR

FOUR TYPES OF SENTENCES

There are four types of English sentence, classified by their purpose

1. Declarative Sentence (statement)

• Declarative sentences make a statement. They tell us something. They give us information, and they normally end with a full-stop/period.

• The usual word order for the declarative sentence is:

  subject + verb...

• Declarative sentences can be positive or negative. Look at these examples :

• I like coffee ( POSITIVE )

• I do not like coffee.( NEGATIVE )

2. Interrogative Sentence (question)

• Interrogative sentences ask a question. They ask us something. They want information, and they always end with a question mark.

• The usual word order for the interrogative sentence is:

  (wh-word +) auxiliary ( have, be, do) + subject + verb...

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4. Exclamative Sentence (exclamation)

• Exclamative sentences express strong emotion/surprise—an exclamation—and they always end with an exclamation mark/point (!).

• The usual word order for the exclamative sentence is:

  What (+ adjective) + noun + subject + verb How (+ adjective/adverb) + subject + verb