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Kinds of Sentences According to Function

According to function, sentences can be classified into four kinds.
1. Declarative sentences

These sentences state some facts. They are also called assertive sentences.
We put a full stop at the end of a declarative sentence. For example,

y I study in Class VII.
y Ravi likes to play cricket.
y Mahima is cleaning her car.
Declarative sentences are of two kinds—affirmative or positive, and negative.
For example,

y I can play the guitar. (positive)
y I cannot play the guitar. (negative)
2. Interrogative sentences

These sentences ask questions. We put a question mark at the end of an
interrogative sentence. For example,
y When will you come to Delhi?
y Did you like the film?
Interrogative sentences are of four kinds.

a. Yes/no questions are questions that need either a yes or a no answer.
For example,

y Are you American?
No, I am not.

y Do you like ice cream?
Yes, I do.

b. Wh questions are questions that are asked using question words such as who,
whom, what, when, where, why, how, which or whose. For example,

y What is your name?
y Where do you live?
c. Tag questions are interrogative fragments Note
that are added at the end of a declarative or Usually, an affirmative
an imperative sentence to form questions. statement has a negative tag
For example, and a negative statement has

y Your pet loves you, doesn’t it? an affirmative tag.
y They haven’t slept off, have they?
d. Choice questions are questions that provide a choice. The answer to the choice
question is in the question itself. For example,

y Would you like to go to Singapore or Bali?

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