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Types of Sentences

What is a sentence?

a group of words that has a proper sense is called a sentence.

How many types of sentences?

There are various types of sentences according to purpose:

1. Assertive/declarative sentence:

 It is used to indicate statements or make an opinion to give the information. At the end of the sentence, we use a full stop(.).

It has two types

Positive (affirmative) sentences:

I sometimes go to market.

He often goes to a fitness club.

 Negative sentences(Types of Sentences):

I don’t want to go abroad.

He didn’t deal with me.

He won’t ask again.

She can’t help you.

I am not greedy.

• Interrogative sentence type I:

It is used to ask to know information with ‘yes or no’. This kind of sentence end with a question mark (?).

Do you know her name?

Is he a loco pilot?

Are you a teacher?

Does he play football?

Interrogative negative sentence type II

Doesn’t he talk to you?

Didn’t she tell you?

Won’t he go for a picnic?

Hasn’t he gone to school yet?

 

Questions words sentences(Types of Sentences)

To know more information or asking something more than ‘yes or no’.

What are you doing there?

Why has he gone?

When does he go to the office?

Why didn’t he tell you?

• Imperative sentence

It is used to make a request, offer, command or advice.

1. To Make a request:

Please come with me.

Please help me.

• To give an order or command

Go to him.

Don’t talk nonsense.

Help you brother.

Bring these notebooks to the table.

To give suggestions

Let’s help him.

Never follow dacoits.

 To give warnings:

Never try to use my laptop.

Never see her again.

 

• Exclamatory sentences(Types of Sentences):

It is used to express strong emotions or feelings.

Oh! You have fallen.

Oh my God! He is following us.

Wow! It is a splendid showroom.

• Optative sentences:

It is used to express a wish, prayer or a curse

May God bless you!

May you live long!

Wish you happy married life!

Best of luck!

Exercise I

Find the types of sentences:

1. He is not sharing his feeling with her.
2. She is taking dinner.
3. Let’s enjoy the game.
4. Let me play my favourite game.
5. She doesn’t know how to cook.
6. Doesn’t she come late?
7. Do you know his address?
8. Where does he go for a walk?
9. Why don’t you know about him?
10. Where did he go?
11. I met him earlier.
12. Please drop me there.
13. Sit properly.
14. Is he coming?
15. Is your brother not playing?
16. Wow! You made it.
17. How beautiful she is?
18. What an idea!
19. Alas! You ruined the plan.
20. May God help him in his loneliness!

 

Answers:

1. Negative sentence
2. Affirmative sentence
3. Imperative sentence
4. Imperative sentence
5. Negative sentence
6. Interrogative negative sentence (double interrogative)
7. Interrogative sentence
8. Wh-type sentence
9. Wh-type sentence
10.  Wh-type sentence
11.  Affirmative sentence
12.  Imperative sentence
13.  Imperative sentence
14.  interrogative sentence
15.  Interrogative negative sentence
16.  Exclamatory sentence
17.  Exclamatory sentence
18.  Exclamatory sentence
19. Exclamatory sentence
20.  Optative sentence

Exercise II

1. What is a declarative sentence?
2. What are imperative sentences?
3. What is the difference between exclamatory and optative sentences?
4. Write examples of exclamatory and Optative Sentences.

FAQ

What is a letter?

A letter is a symbol in the alphabet. All the letters form the alphabet.

What is the alphabet?

A set of letters in a sequenced order is used when something is being written in the language.

What is a Sentence?

A sentence is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb, which expresses a statement, a question &, etc. In the English Language, a Sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.

What is a word?

A word is a group of letters that makes particular sense.

What is an Exclamatory Sentence?

An Exclamatory Sentence is used to express strong emotions or feelings.