SENTENCE
Sentence – A group of words which/that makes complete sense is called sentence.
A/c to modern English Grammar there are six kinds of sentence –
a) Assertive Sentence
b) Interrogative Sentence
c) Imperative sentence
d) Optative Sentence
e) Exclamatory Sentence
f) Emphatic Sentence
Assertive Sentence – The sentence which shows the normal statement or rigid determination of a person is called assertive sentence.
e.g. –
It is raining. This is a fan. We are playing football.
Stars are twinkling in the sky.
She writes a letter. There is a pond near my house.
_____ Normal Statement
I will go to Patna today. He shall beat Ravindra today.
She shall help me.
______ Rigid Determination
There are two kinds of Assertive Sentence –
i. Affirmative Sentence
ii. Negative Sentence
Affirmative sentence – The sentence which shows the certainty of an action is called Affirmative Sentence.
e.g. –
She is writing a letter.
They will have completed this work by evening.
Negative sentence – The sentence which does not show the certainty is called Negative Sentence.
e.g. –
He never tells a live. I have no book.
We are not sitting for the examination.
He seldom visits a picture.
Interrogative Sentence – The sentence which is used to ask a question is called Interrogative Sentence.
There are two kinds of Interrogative Sentence –
i. Yes-No Question or, closed question
ii. Wh-Question or, open question
Yes-No Question – The question of which answer is either in yes or no is called yes-no question.
Note: - Yes-No question generally start with Auxiliary verb.
e.g. –
Are you reading?
Is she eating?
Wh-Question – The question of which answer is neither in yes nor in no is called wh-question.
Note: - Wh-question generally starts with wh-words.
e.g. –
What is your name?
Which is your book?
Imperative Sentence – The sentence which shows order or command, advice, request, pray, prohibition, etc. is called Imperative sentence.
e.g. –
Order – Bring a glass of water.
Command – March ahead.
Advice – Take medicine in time.
Request – Please give me your bicycle.
Pray – Kindly grant me leave for five days.
Prohibition – Don’t shut the door.
Don’t tell a lie.
Optative Sentence – The sentence which shows wish, bliss, curse, pray, etc. is called Optative Sentence.
Note: - Optative sentence generally starts with May.
e.g. –
Wish – May the governor of Bihar live long!
Bliss – May god bless Ashok with 139 sons!
Curse – May you ruin!
Pray – May the Principal grant me full free studentship!
Exclamatory Sentence – The sentence which shows the sudden joy, sorrow, wonder, applause, anger, disgust, etc. of a person is called exclamatory sentence.
e.g. –
Joy – Hurrah! We have won the match.
Sorrow – Alas! My neighbor met with a serious accident.
Wonder – What a beautiful girl she is!
Applause – Bravo! You have done well in the match!
Anger – Rascal! You have broken my glass.
Disgust – Fi! Fi! That old man has got married to a teen-aged girl.
Emphatic Sentence – The sentence which give emphasis on the statement is called emphatic sentence.
e.g. –
He does write a letter.
I do appear at the examination.
She did sing a song.
Do go there.
Do help the poor.
Please do give me ten rupees.
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