Sentences

A sentence is a group of words that makes a complete sense.

There are four kinds of sentences :

1. A sentence which simply says or states something is known as declarative or assertive sentence.
   Examples :
   John is an honest boy. (Affirmative)
   Tea is not hot. (Negative)


2. A sentence which asks a question is known as an interrogative sentence.
   Examples :
   Is John an honest boy?
   Why are trees useful?


3. A sentence which gives an order or make a request or an entreaty is known as an imperative sentence.
   Examples :
   Be kind. (order)
   Kindly pay the bill. (request)
   Please help me. (entreaty)


4. A sentence which expresses some strong feeling or emotion is known as exclamatory sentence.
   Examples :
   How beautiful the flower is!
   What a speech she gave!

• We always put a full stop (.) at the end of Assertive and Imperative sentence.
• We always put a question mark (?) at the end of Interrogative sentence.
• We always put an exclamation mark (!) at the end of Exclamatory sentence.