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Sentence Functions: I Like Pizza. This Is Easy

This document discusses the four types of sentences: declarative, imperative, interrogative, and exclamatory. Declarative sentences make statements and usually end with a period. Imperative sentences give commands and imply "you" as the subject, often ending with a period or exclamation point. Interrogative sentences ask questions and always end with a question mark. Exclamatory sentences express strong emotions and end with an exclamation point. Examples are provided for each sentence type.

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Sentence Functions: I Like Pizza. This Is Easy

This document discusses the four types of sentences: declarative, imperative, interrogative, and exclamatory. Declarative sentences make statements and usually end with a period. Imperative sentences give commands and imply "you" as the subject, often ending with a period or exclamation point. Interrogative sentences ask questions and always end with a question mark. Exclamatory sentences express strong emotions and end with an exclamation point. Examples are provided for each sentence type.

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Sentence Functions

Every sentence serves one of four functions. It must either make a statement, issue a command, ask a question, or exclaim and emotion or idea.
Because of this we can understand sentence type by analyzing the function that the sentence serves.
Declarative Sentences
Declarative sentences make statements. Most sentences are declarative. Declarative sentences always end with a period.
Examples
I like pizza.
This is easy.
In each of these sentences the speaker makes a declaration; hence, they are declarative sentences.
Imperative Sentences
Imperative sentences issue commands. In most cases, imperative sentences have no visible subject; rather, the subject is implied. Most
imperative sentences end with a period, but they may also end with an exclamation point.
Examples
Stay in your seat.
When scanning for structure, we should first find the action or predicate, which is stay in the above sentence. Then, to find the subject, we ask
ourselves, “Who should stay?” The answer is that You should stay. While you is never clearly stated in the sentence, it is implied; hence, in
imperative sentences, the subject is often the implied you.
Don’t do that.
Again, we can ask ourselves, “Who or what shouldn’t do that?” The answer, of course, is you again, as the subject of an imperative sentence will
usually be the implied you.
Interrogative Sentences
Interrogative sentences ask questions. Because of this, all interrogative sentences end in a questions mark.
Examples
Do you want to study?
Where are you going?
In each case the speakers request information. Because of this both sentences end in question marks.
Exclamatory Sentences
Exclamatory sentences express excitement or emotion. Writers express the exclamatory tone when they end their sentences in exclamation
points. Every exclamatory sentence should end in an exclamation point. Use exclamatory sentences sparingly as too much excitement may
annoy the reader or listener.
Examples
That was awesome!
I’m sick of this!
Notice in each case that the sentence expresses an emotion. Exclamation point signal to readers that the speaker is yelling or exclaiming.

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