Types of Sentences
In English grammar when we put some word together which gives some meaning is called as a sentence.
In some cases, we give simple information, some where we question, sometimes we get surprised it exclaimed about something and sometimes we give order or advice.
All these formats create 4 different types of sentences in English grammar.
Those are:
· Statement
· Question
· Command
· Exclamation
Let’s have a look in to different kinds of sentences available on the basis of the sentence type and the way they are represented.
- Declarative Sentences or Assertive Sentences
- Interrogative Sentences
- Imperative Sentences
- Exclamatory Sentences
Any sentence we use to give information ,question someone ,advice something or exclaimed about something comes under above 4 Types of Sentences.
Let’s have a look in to different types of sentences in detail.
Declarative Sentences or Assertive Sentences
Simplest type of sentence used in English grammar is declarative sentence and always have a subject and a predicate. These sentences tell information about anything that makes a meaning statement Declarative sentence ends with a period sign.
Example:
- · You are my best friend.
- · I am not going to college today.
- · Sun rises in east.
- · Temple is on the next street.
Interrogative Sentences
These sentences are also called the question type sentence. Interrogate means ask question so the sentences which are used to ask questions are known as interrogative sentence.
Interrogative sentence sentences end with a question mark (?). Most interrogative sentences use below words which is used to from a question.
Who, What, Where, When, Why, How, Do.
Example:
- · Who is your father?
- · Where have you been?
- · When did the doctor arrive?
- · How old are you?
Imperative Sentences
If you are requesting someone to do something or if you are giving an advice, the sentence is called an Imperative sentence. Imperative sentence ends with a period (.) sign. All kind of requests, commands, suggestions, instructions, advice comes under this kind of sentence type.
Example:
- · Take your medicine in time.
- · Don’t open the room.
- · Please help me out.
- · Clean your room.
Exclamatory Sentences
Any sentence that you use to express a strong feeling of exclamation or surprise is known as exclamatory sentence. Exclamatory sentences are used when you are surprised, happy or angry. This kind of sentence end with an exclamation mark (!)
Example:
- · How beautiful the flower is!
- · I will miss you!
According to the structure of the sentence in English Grammar sentences are divided in to 3 types. They are:
- · Simple Sentence
- · Compound Sentence
- · Complex Sentence
Simple Sentence
A simple sentence contains a subject and a predicate which gives a main idea or provides a complete thought. Simple sentence can also be written as a combination of a subject and a verb.
Example:
- Rosey goes to school.
- Michael plucks flower.
Compound Sentence
A compound sentence is a combination of two or more simple sentence which are combined with the help of coordinating conjunction.
Example:
- I will go to school and meet you.
- She visited to mall but did not buy anything.
Below are some more coordinating conjunctions which can be also used to form compound sentences.
- · For
- · Nor
- · Or
- · Yet
- · So
- · And
- · But
Complex Sentence
As the name suggest complex sentence is a combination of three or more sentences where one sentence must be an independent sentence and others could be dependent sentence.
In other words, compound sentence is a combination of one independent clause and one or more dependent clause.
Example:
- I pray to God before going to bed.
- While I was 7 yrs. old my younger brother was born.
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