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Kinds of Sentence:

Sentences can be classified into five categories, according to their meaning or function. They are:- Assertive Sentence. Interrogative Sentence. Imperative Sentence. Optative Sentence. Exclamatory Sentence. Assertive Sentence: An assertive sentence is a simple/general statement or assertion, either affirmative or negative. Pattern: Subject + verb + object/complement/adverb/adjective Example: -English is an International Language. (Affirmative) -We do not do bad things. (Negative) -Everybody should know English. (Modal auxiliaries) Interrogative Sentence: An interrogative sentence asks question about a person or thing(s). It always ends with a note of interrogation a.k.a. question mark (?). There are  two ways  to form an interrogative sentence. I.  Beginning with helping verbs (am, is, are, was, were, have, has, had) or modal auxiliaries (shall, should, will, would, can, could, may, might, etc.). Example: - Do you have your assignment ready? - Does h...