{"id":4482,"date":"2021-04-10T13:35:17","date_gmt":"2021-04-10T20:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/?p=4482"},"modified":"2021-04-11T13:49:26","modified_gmt":"2021-04-11T20:49:26","slug":"the-four-sentence-types-in-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/the-four-sentence-types-in-english\/","title":{"rendered":"The 4 Sentence Types in English (with Examples)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">English statements and questions can come in a wide variety of formats. However, when you break sentences down to their most basic form, there are only four standard <\/span><b><i>sentence types<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the entire language! In today\u2019s guide, we are going to define each type of sentence and provide examples to help you expand your English knowledge!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>What Are the 4 Types of Sentences in English?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While the breadth of the English language allows for virtually endless ways to express yourself, there are just four sentence types that you need to remember:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sentence Type 1 \u2014 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Declarative Sentence<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/what-is-a-declarative-sentence\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">declarative sentence<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is the most common sentence type in the English language. Why? Because it is the simplest way to express information. By definition, a declarative sentence makes a statement, offers an opinion, declares a fact, or provides an explanation. This means that the vast majority of statements (not questions) in English are declarative sentences. Let\u2019s look at a few examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Make a Statement<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A \u201cstatement\u201d can refer to any sentence that is not a question. Thus, \u201cmaking a statement\u201d is a rather broad action. Nonetheless, a statement is usually composed of one or more observations. For example:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I went to the park to find my dog.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The newspaper article is about the current economic crisis.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nobody knows why the man disappeared.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They go fishing every Saturday.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Offer an Opinion<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An opinion states what you think about someone or something. Therefore, most declarative statements with opinions start with \u201cI think\u201d or \u201cin my opinion.\u201d For example:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I think you should drink some water.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In my opinion, Lebron James is the greatest basketball player of all time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I don\u2019t think the television show is exciting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I think cheesecake is overrated.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Declare a Fact<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Though similar to a standard statement, the declaration of a fact usually requires you to state something that is universally true. In other words, you can make a sentence stating an objective fact that most (or all) people would agree on. For example:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The sky is blue.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Earth is the third planet from the sun.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Summer comes after Spring.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google in 1998.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Provide an Explanation<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Finally, declarative sentences give you the power to explain an action, event, or characteristic. This sentence type can often be combined with other types of declarative sentences to provide more context. For example:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I got a concussion because I fell and hit my head on the stove.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The home team won thanks to their star power forward.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The party was great until the neighbors complained about the noise.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He is going to bed early because he has a big test tomorrow.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sentence Type 2 \u2014 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Imperative Sentence<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Though less common than the declarative sentence, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/what-is-an-imperative-sentence\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">imperative sentence<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is useful because it allows you to issue a command. An imperative sentence is defined as a statement that makes a demand or request, offers advice, extends an invitation, or provides instructions. Here are a few examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Make a Demand or Request<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When making a demand or request, you should be careful not to sound rude. It\u2019s usually best to add &#8220;please&#8221; to the beginning or end of this sentence type to make it sound friendlier. For example:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Take these dirty clothes to the laundromat.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bring me my slippers, please.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Turn off the TV.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please be careful with my snowglobe.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Offer Advice<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When offering advice, an imperative sentence can sound similar to a declarative sentence. However, an imperative sentence is stronger because it usually begins with a verb. In other words, you are not just offering your opinion, you are giving advice and requesting that the listener actually follow it. For example:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Don\u2019t forget to study for your final exam.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stop smoking if you want your health to improve.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Take the shortcut to save time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Listen to your teacher so you know what to do.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Extend an Invitation<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Imperative sentences allow you to extend an invitation, often with a greater sense of urgency or immediacy. These are usually informal, yet friendly invitations. For example:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Come to the movies with us!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join us at the park later.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Come to our house and bring your friends!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bring him for a play date with my son tomorrow.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sentence Type 3 \u2014 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Interrogative Sentence<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/what-is-an-interrogative-sentence\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">interrogative sentence<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is one of the easiest sentence types to identify because it is the only one that asks a question. Therefore, if you see a question mark at the end of a sentence, it\u2019s an interrogative sentence. For example:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Did you enjoy your meal?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When will we arrive?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How do you know where to go?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Why are we always late?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sentence Type 4 \u2014 Exclamatory Sentence<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Finally, the exclamatory sentence is one of the simplest of all four English sentence types. An exclamatory sentence simply makes a statement with emotional emphasis (usually excitement, surprise, or anger). Thus, all exclamatory sentences end with an exclamation point. For example:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wow!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That\u2019s amazing!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I can\u2019t believe you stole my book!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is the best cake I\u2019ve ever tasted!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Sentence Types vs. Sentence Structures<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">People often use the terms &#8220;sentence types&#8217; and &#8220;sentence structures&#8221; interchangeably. As a result, you may feel a little confused about what they mean. Fortunately, the examples above show you exactly how sentence types function in English. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alternatively, there are four sentence structures that deal with the kinds of clauses (independent or dependent) in a sentence: simple, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/what-is-a-compound-sentence\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">compound<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, complex, and compound-complex. To learn more about these variations, be sure to check out our guide on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/english-speaking\/what-is-sentence-structure-definition-examples-more\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sentence structure<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When you think about the four sentence types in English, it can help make grammar easier. To distinguish between the different sentence types, you just need to look at the structure of the sentence and, at times, the punctuation. If you don\u2019t see an exclamation point or a question mark, you can rule out exclamatory and interrogative sentences. Alternatively, if you don\u2019t see a verb at the start of a sentence, you can be reasonably sure that it\u2019s not an imperative sentence. To check if you\u2019re correct, simply look at the intent of the statement or question. It\u2019s really that easy!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We hope you found our guide on <\/span><b><i>the 4 sentence types in English<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> useful! If you\u2019d like to hear a native English speaker using different sentence types in everyday conversation, be sure to subscribe to the Magoosh <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCKwaubtv7Pl6iQqGw97YEgg\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Youtube<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> channel or join our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/freespeakup\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Facebook Group<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> today!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>English statements and questions can come in a wide variety of formats. However, when you break sentences down to their most basic form, there are only four standard sentence types in the entire language! 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