Sentence Types English has four main sentence types



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Sentence Types English has four main sentence types according to the function: 1. Declarative Sentences are used to form statements. A 'statement'. is a sentence which gives information. If you make a statement, you usually give the sentence a subject and this must go in front of the verb. Examples: "CPU is the brain of the computer. ", "computer is very useful machine. Negative statements are made in two main ways: 1 If the statement contains an auxiliary verb, as is or have, or the main verb is be, you usually add 'not' or its contracted form 'n't'. Ex: she is not/n't leaving. The same rules apply when you make a question negative. Ex: are they in the lab? Aren't they in the lab? 2 if the statement has no auxiliary verb, you need to make the negative using a form of do+not/n't. Make sure that the main verb is in its basic form. Ex: he likes computing. He doesn't like computing I saw a ship. I didn't see a ship. 2. Interrogative Sentences are used to ask questions. Questions are sentences which ask for Examples: "Where is your Notebook? ", "What is the hardware? " information.
There are three types of question sentences depending on the kind of reply they expect. 1) Yes-no questions Ex: are they ready? No, they aren't 2) Wh- questions, begin with a question word, as 'what, why, where, or how. These have a wide range of different replies. Ex: where are you now? I'm in restaurant, college, work ect…. 3) Alternative questions, give the listener a choice of two replies, both which are mentioned in the question. Ex: would like tea or coffee'? 3. Imperative Sentences are used for commands. Examples: "Check your hard drive regularly. ", "shut down your computer" 4. Conditional Sentences are used to indicate dependencies between events or conditions. Example: "If you like entertainment, you will love the latest multimedia video games. " It is not polite to use imperative sentences without the word "Please". It is better to say "Please, come here. " Than just "Come here. " The simplest English sentences are imperative sentences with a single verb (Example: "Help!"). Sentences may be simple or compound. Compound sentences consist of two or more simple sentences joined by conjunctions.
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