There are four main types of sentences: declarative, imperative, interrogative, and exclamatory. Declarative sentences state information and are the most commonly used, while imperative sentences give commands. Interrogative sentences ask questions and end with question marks, and exclamatory sentences express emotion and end with exclamation points. The document discusses the characteristics and uses of each sentence type.

1. Types of Sentences
There are four main types of sentences:
 Simple or Declarative Sentence
 Command or Imperative Sentence
 Question or Interrogative Sentence
 Exclamatory Sentence
Depending on your purpose, you will use one of the above types of sentences in your
writing.
Declarative Sentences
These sentences are used to state information. They are the most commonly used
sentence type. Most academic writing employs simple or declarative sentences.
Declarative sentences end with a period. For example:
Imperative Sentences
These sentences give commands or make requests. Imperative sentences end with a
period. For example:
Interrogative Sentences
These sentences ask questions. Accordingly, they end with a question mark. For
example:
Exclamatory Sentences
These sentences express emotion and, as such, end with an exclamation mark.
She is going to fall!
Exclamatory sentences are not common in academic writing. You should only use them
if you have to convey a strong emotion, which does not happen often in academic
writing as it tends to be objective and formal.