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Declarative sentences can be positive or negative. For example,

• I will take you to the party. (positive)

• I will not take you to the party. (negative)

2. Interrogative sentences ask a question. For example,

• Will you behave yourself at the party?

3. Imperative sentences express a command, make a request or give advice. For example,
• Leela, come here. (command)

• Please take me along to the party. (request)

4. Exclamatory sentences express strong emotions or feelings. For example,

• What a lovely cake!

A sentence can be changed from one kind to another. For example,

Declarative to Interrogative

• She is coming to the party. (declarative sentence)
Is she coming to the party? (interrogative sentence)

Interrogative to Declarative
• Are they buying a cake for the party? (interrogative sentence)

They are buying a cake for the party. (declarative sentence)

Positive sentence to Negative

• I am going to the party. (positive sentence)

I am not going to the party. (negative sentence)

Negative sentence to Positive

• I don’t want to take Sudhir with me to the party. (negative sentence)
I want to take Sudhir with me to the party. (positive sentence)

Rewrite these sentences by transforming them as the words given.

1. There isn’t a lot of homework to do this summer.
There is .

2. It wasn’t thoughtful of you to say so.

It was .

3. Isn’t she beautiful?

She .

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