Types of Sentences

Types of Sentences

A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete idea. Sentences can be classified in various ways. The following is a classification of sentences.

(i) Assertive sentence (Statement): A sentence that makes a statement or assertion. For example, ‘There are many villages in India.’

(ii) Interrogative sentence: It is a sentence that asks a question. It has two

sub-types.

Yes/no Interrogative sentence:

It generally begins with a verb and can be answered by saying ‘Yes’ or ‘No’.

For example, ‘Are you coming with us?”

Wh-Interrogative sentence: It begins with a wh- word, such as ‘who’ and ‘why’ and cannot be answered by saying ‘yes’ or ‘no’. For example, ‘What is the time?’

(iii) Imperative sentence: It expresses commands, requests etc. It generally begins

with a verb.

For example, ‘Open your books’.

(iv) Exclamatory sentence: It expresses a strong feeling. For example, ‘How swiftly the river flows! What a shame!’