+DEFINITION.—A Declarative Sentence is one that is used to affirm or to deny+.
+DEFINITION.—An Interrogative Sentence is one that expresses a question+.
+DEFINITION.—An Imperative Sentence is one that expresses a command or an entreaty+.
+DEFINITION.—An Exclamatory Sentence is one that expresses sudden thought or strong feeling+.
+INTERROGATION POINT—RULE.—Every direct interrogative sentence should be followed by an interrogation point+. [Footnote: To The Teacher.—See Notes, pp. 178, 179.]
SENTENCE-BUILDING.
Change each of the following declarative sentences into three interrogative sentences, and tell how the change was made.
+Model+.—Girls can skate. Can girls skate? How can girls skate? What girls can skate? You are happy. Parrots can talk. Low houses were built.
Change each of the following into an imperative sentence. Notice that independent words are set off by the comma.
+Model+.—Carlo eats his dinner. Eat your dinner, Carlo. George plays the flute. Birdie stands on one leg.