You may have learnt about the eight parts of speech which are vital to understanding English. These comprise thousands of words that are used by those who understand the language. These words are used in sentences which form units of communication. A group of sentences constitute a paragraph and a group of paragraphs form a passage. Words are used in a variety of combinations in sentences structured in a manner that helps to communicate something meaningful which can be understood by people who can read, speak and write English.
Sentences are broadly divided into four kinds – Assertive, Interrogative, Exclamatory and Imperative. Here are the differences between them:
An assertive sentence, also called a declarative sentence, makes a statement. An example of an assertive sentence is ‘Anamika visits her grandmother during the holidays.’ As you can see the sentence simply makes a statement.