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Declarative Sentence

A declarative sentence is used for making a statement. For example:

That is a beautiful garden. My brother has joined the merchant navy.
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Interrogative Sentence

An interrogative sentence is used for asking a question. For example:
Is that an ostrich? Could you lend me a sharpener?
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Exclamatory Sentence

An exclamatory sentence is used to express or exclaim strong emotions. For example:
What a beautiful painting! My goodness!
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Imperative Sentence

An imperative sentence is used to give a command, advice or to make a request. For example:

Shut the door. (command)
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Walk carefully on the road. (advice)
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Please stop shouting in the library. (request)
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In imperative sentences, the subject is always you. It is not mentioned but implied.
For example: Go there. (It means ‘You go there’.)

Practice Time 2

A. Make declarative sentences of your own using the given words.
1. pollution: ______________________________________________________________________

2. theatre: ________________________________________________________________________
3. river: __________________________________________________________________________

4. jumping: _______________________________________________________________________ The Sentence

B. Rewrite the given declarative sentences as interrogative sentences.
1. The large boat crossed the river.

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2. All of us are going out for dinner.

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