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Types of Sentences Explained

The document discusses the four main types of sentences: declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory. Declarative sentences state facts, interrogative sentences ask questions, imperative sentences give commands, and exclamatory sentences express strong emotion. Examples are provided for each sentence type to illustrate their distinguishing features such as punctuation. Declarative sentences end with a period, interrogatives with a question mark, imperatives with an exclamation point or period, and exclamatories with an exclamation point.

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Types of Sentences Explained

The document discusses the four main types of sentences: declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory. Declarative sentences state facts, interrogative sentences ask questions, imperative sentences give commands, and exclamatory sentences express strong emotion. Examples are provided for each sentence type to illustrate their distinguishing features such as punctuation. Declarative sentences end with a period, interrogatives with a question mark, imperatives with an exclamation point or period, and exclamatories with an exclamation point.

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MPU 3013

Tutorial Week 5: Mood


Prepare by: Yong Shin Ee

Sentences may be classified according to their use in


discourse. We recognise four main sentence types:
I. declarative
II. interrogative
III. imperative
IV. exclamative

What Is a
Declarative
Sentence?

A declarative sentence states a fact or an argument and


ends with a full stop.
Declarative sentences are by far the most common type
of sentence.

Examples of Declarative Sentences


1. There are five million people at risk.
2. London is the capital of England.
3. The teacher explained the concepts clearly to the
people.
4. David plays the piano
5. I hope you can come tomorrow
6. We've forgotten the milk

Imperative Sentence

An imperative sentence is a command or a polite


request.
It ends with an exclamation mark (!) or a full stop /
period.

Example:

Fetch my umbrella!
Please bring my umbrella.
Leave your coat in the hall
Give me your phone number
Don't shut the door
Stop!
Leave your coat in the hall, will you?
Write soon, won't you?

Interrogative Sentence

An interrogative sentence asks a question.


It ends with a question mark (?)

Example:

Can you find my umbrella?


Is this your book?
Did you receive my message?
Have you found a new job yet?

The examples above are specifically YES/NO


INTERROGATIVES, because they bring out a response
which is either yes or no.

Should I telephone you or send an email?


Do you want tea, coffee, or espresso?

*Yes/no interrogatives and alternative interrogatives are


introduced by an auxiliary verb.
*Auxiliary Verbs are the verbs be, do, have, will when they are
followed by another verb (the full verb) in order to form a
question,

What happened?
Where do you work?
Who won the Cup Final in 1997?
WH- INTERROGATIVES, on the other hand, are introduced
by a wh- word, and they bring out an open-ended response:

David plays the piano, doesn't he?


We've forgotten the milk, haven't we?
There's a big match tonight, isn't there?
These are known as TAG QUESTIONS. They consist of a main
or auxiliary verb followed by a pronoun or existential there
*We use tag questions to ask for confirmation. They mean
something like: "Is that right?" or "Do you agree?"

Exclamatory Sentence

An exclamatory sentence expresses excitement or


emotion.
It ends with an exclamation mark (!)

Example:
You've broken my umbrella!
What a stupid man he is!
How wonderful you look!

THANK YOU

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