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1 1 The Sentence

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Read the given sentences. Write D if they are declarative sentences, I if they are
interrogative sentences, IM if they are imperative sentences, and EX if they are
exclamatory sentences.

1. The India Gate is in Delhi. __________________

2. Where are you going now? __________________

3. How beautiful this toy is! __________________
4. Help me, please. __________________

We have already read about the sentence. A sentence is a group of words placed in a
proper order to express a complete thought.

There are four types of sentences: declarative sentence, interrogative sentence,
imperative sentence, and exclamatory sentence.

Declarative Sentence

A declarative sentence is a sentence which states a fact, a happening or an action.

1. My father is a doctor. (fact)

2. The earth is not flat in shape. (fact)

3. The cook prepared a sweet dish. (action)

4. A famine has occurred in our state. (happening)

Observe the above sentences and note the following.

A declarative sentence can be a positive or negative sentence.
O
A declarative sentence never asks a question.
O
A declarative sentence has a full stop (.) at the end.
O
A declarative sentence does not state a wish either.
O
A declarative sentence is also called an assertive sentence.
O

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