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— Declarative or Assertive Sentences....

There are four main types of sentences:

— Declarative or Assertive sentences are used to state information.

They are the most commonly used sentence type. They end with a full stop.

For example:
He is my best friend.

Imperative sentences give commands or make requests. Imperative sentences

end with a full stop.
For example:

Open the window.

Interrogative sentences ask questions. Accordingly, they end with a question
mark.

For example:

Did you complete the assignment?

Exclamatory sentences express emotion and, as such, end with an exclamation
mark.

For example:

What a pretty dress this is! / What a pretty dress!

Identify and label each sentence as declarative, interrogative, imperative or
exclamatory.

1. Where is my shovel? ________________

2. This is the most beautiful lawn I have ever seen! ________________

3. Please, pass the lemonade. ________________

4. Oh, how my arms ache from digging the flower beds! ________________

5. It takes hard work to plant all of these flowers. ________________

6. Could you please give me the rose? ________________

7. I am going to climb that tree. ________________

8. How amazing the view from the top of this tree is! ________________

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