There are four types of sentences in English.

• Declarative sentences
• Imperative sentences
• Interrogative sentences
• Exclamatory sentences

Declarative sentence

A declarative sentence is a sentence that tells you something. It ends with a full stop.

For example:

➜ She went to school. 🏫

➜ My name is Tom. 👦🏻

Imperative sentence

An imperative sentence is a sentence that tells someone to do something. It can be a command or a request. It ends with a full stop.

For example:

➜ Don’t make any noise. 📢

➜ Please read pages 10-20. 📖

Interrogative sentence

An interrogative sentence is a sentence that asks a question. It ends with a question mark.

For example:

➜ What’s your favourite animal? 🦁

➜ Where is the park? 🏞

Exclamatory sentence

An exclamatory sentence is a sentence that shows a strong feeling. It ends with an exclamation mark.

For example:

➜ Please help me! 😩

➜ You’re late again! 😠