Types of Sentences

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Four types of sentences

Declarative sentence

A sentence that makes a statement or states a fact.
It ends with a period.
Examples:
She is beautiful.
The door is open.
She will go to the market tomorrow.

Interrogative sentence

A sentence that asks a question or make a request for information.
It ends with a question mark (?).
examples:
What is that?
Are you angry?
What is your name?

Imperative sentence

A sentence that gives a command or gives a request to do something.
examples:
Sit down.
Go to your room.
Please read the sentence.

Exclamatory sentence

A sentence containing exclamation or strong emphasis or emotion
It ends with an exclamation mark (!).
Examples:
Yahoo! We won.
Oh no!
Very good!

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Question Words

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List of Question words

What

A question word used to ask for information about people or things.
Examples:
What do you do? (What is your job?)
What will you do today?
What is that?
What are you looking for?
What is your name?

Where

Question word for place, position or direction
Examples:
Where are we?
Where is the book?
Where is the bus station?
Where do you live?
Where should we meet?

When

Question word for date and time
Examples:
When is your birthday?
When will you go to school?
When will it start?
When did you see her?
When are you going to visit?

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Who

Question word used for people
Examples:
Who are you?
Who is your brother?
Who are the participants?
Who will go with me?
Who can sing?

Whose

Question word used when asking about which person owns or is responsible for something?
Examples:
Whose bag is this?
Whose idea is this?
Whose fault is this?
Whose new car is that?
Whose clothes are these?

Who’s vs. Whose
Who’s = Who is
Example:
Who is (Who’s)the owner of this bag?
Who’s going to the beach?
Example:
Whose bag is this?

Why

Question word to ask for reasons
Examples:
Why is he here?
Why are you studying English?
Why are you mad?
Why do you go to school?
Why do people wear a mask?

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Which

Question word used when there are two or more possible answers or alternatives
Examples:
Which dress will you choose?
Which is better the blue car or the red car?
Which do you want me to clean first, the kitchen or the bedroom?

How

Question word used when asking about a procedure, someone’s state, what an experience or event was like or the way something works
Examples:
How to cook rice?
How are you?
How’s your trip?
How does this technology work?

How much

Used for asking what the amount of something is
Used for uncountable nouns
Examples:
How much is the bag?
How much time do you need to finish your homework?
How much milk should I put in your coffee?

How many

Used when asking about the quantity of something
Used for countable nouns
Examples:
How many cars are there?
How many cubes of sugar should I put in your coffee?
How many books did you read?

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