Question

What are the four types of sentences?

Answer 1

Hint: A sentence is a basic linguistic unit that communicates a complete idea. It accomplishes this just by adhering to the fundamental laws of expression. A sentence would be a whole string of words which includes a subject and predicate, conveys an argument, query, exclamatory idea, or order, and includes a direct object and often many clauses. So basically different types of sentences would be ones that are used to convey certain statements in different tones or ideas.

Complete answer:
A sentence is a basic linguistic unit that communicates a complete idea. A sentence would be a whole string of words which includes a subject and predicate, conveys an argument, query, exclamatory idea, or order, and includes a direct object and often many clauses.
Note that different types of sentences would be ones that are used to convey certain statements in different tones or ideas.
When we wish to put forth our ideas or what we want to say we can say it either as just a statement or we can ask questions about it, otherwise we will strongly convey our thought process. So we can say that the four possibilities of ending sentences are either with the help of a full stop (.), or an exclamation (!), or by using a question mark (?).

Now let us discuss the different types in such an order: Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative, Exclamatory sentences.
A) For Declarative statements: We utilize this to state a fact or to briefly give an idea about something. There is no expression involved in such a sentence, we just blankly state information as though it were factual. Some examples for declarative statements look like this; Dolby saw a cat. She called Jesta. We play at Rose Park in the evening.
B) For Imperative statements: We make use of stronger tones to express a command or softer tones to make requests. Even when we need to make a wish or to express a want we use these types of tones. Then other areas are to command someone or something. Examples can be like this; Stay away from glass items. Pack your back in advance. Reshma please help me with this question.
C) For Interrogative statements: when we require to express doubts or put forth queries, we do it by using certain key words like ‘what’, ‘how’, ‘where’, ‘when’, etc. They are called question words, sometimes we do not use them but rather we invert the subject and verb then the predicate will follow. Examples for questions; Can I take your cup? How can you stay up so late?
D) For Exclamatory statements; this is generally another form of imperative sentences also. But here we are able to express happiness in the form of surprise or excitement. It is called so because they generally end in an exclamation mark (!). Exclamatory examples are; Hurray! Yonah is here. Stay awake!

So on the whole: declarative, imperative, exclamatory, and, finally, interrogative statements are indeed the four forms of sentences.

Note: We know now that any sentence can belong to one among the four possible categories of sentences. But any sentence will always have a particular format of being written called its structure, just like any human body’s structural unit is our skeleton. So this skeleton of sentences contain two parts that are the subject and another part is the predicate. A subject is usually there in the initial part of the statement while what follows it can be its predicate. But in general a predicate is normally what talks about the subject or tells the subject about something else.