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    Different types of sentences serve different purposes. The document examines declarative, imperative, exclamatory and interrogative sentences. It defines each type, provides examples, and discusses their punctuation. Declarative sentences make statements and use periods. Imperative sentences give commands and imply "you", using periods. Exclamatory sentences express strong emotion and use exclamation points. Interrogative sentences ask questions and use question marks.

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    Different types of sentences serve different purposes. The document examines declarative, imperative, exclamatory and interrogative sentences. It defines each type, provides examples, and discusses their punctuation. Declarative sentences make statements and use periods. Imperative sentences give commands and imply "you", using periods. Exclamatory sentences express strong emotion and use exclamation points. Interrogative sentences ask questions and use question marks.

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    Different types of sentences serve different purposes. The document examines declarative, imperative, exclamatory and interrogative sentences. It defines each type, provides examples, and discusses their punctuation. Declarative sentences make statements and use periods. Imperative sentences give commands and imply "you", using periods. Exclamatory sentences express strong emotion and use exclamation points. Interrogative sentences ask questions and use question marks.

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    Different types of sentences serve different purposes.

    We will examine
    the declarative, imperative, exclamatory and interrogative sentences, how
    they are used, how to punctuate each of the sentence types with the correct
    punctuation mark and some examples of these types of sentences in English
    grammar.
    A declarative sentence makes a statement, gives an explanation, conveys a fact
    or provides information. This type of sentence is also known as a declarative
    statement, as it may be considered a declaration expressing a fact. The noun
    comes before the verb, namely the subject and predicate, in a declarative
    sentence. It is the most common type of sentence, most sentences in the English
    language are declarative sentences. Writers predominantly use the declarative
    sentence to convey information. A declarative sentence is punctuated with a
    period. (.)
    Examples

    The sun comes up in the morning.

    My neighbor’s dog chases cars.

    Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen.


    An imperative sentence consists of a command, demand, instruction or request.
    These may seem like sentence fragments as the subject of an imperative sentence,
    the person being spoken to, appears to be omitted. In fact, the subject, you, is
    implied or understood. An imperative sentence often begins with the main verb,
    and is a complete sentence in composition. An imperative sentence is usually
    punctuated with a period (.)

    Examples

    Give me the money.

    Pass the potatoes.

    Be quiet.
    An exclamatory sentence is a sentence that expresses extreme emotion such as
    surprise, excitement, fear or anger. If the sentence is shouted with extreme
    emotion, it is an exclamatory sentence. Usually, an exclamatory sentence is
    punctuated with an exclamation point or exclamation mark. (!) The following
    sentences are known as sentences that are exclamatory in function, as they are
    sentences that end in exclamation points.

    Examples

    Run for your lives!

    The tiger is loose!

    Surprise!
    An interesting variation on the exclamatory sentence is the type of sentence
    known as exclamatory in form. This type of sentence begins with the
    word what or the word how, but is not a question. It is an exclamation that ends
    with an exclamation point.

    Examples

    How you have grown!

    What big ears you have!

    What a mess!
    An interrogative sentence is a question, a request, or a plea for more information.
    An interrogative sentence usually begins with an auxiliary verb or an adverb,
    with the subject placed later in the sentence. Words such as who, what, where,
    when, how, why, did, would, could, etc., often begin interrogative sentences.
    An interrogative sentence is punctuated with a question mark. (?)

    Examples

    Would you take out the trash?

    How did you get so dirty?

    Where is the remote control?


    Writing sentences with the correct word order and punctuation is easier when one
    understands the difference between declarative, imperative, exclamatory and
    interrogative sentences.

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