declarative sentence

(noun)

A statement or declaration about something.

Related Terms

  • imperative sentence
  • simple sentences
  • interrogative sentence
  • exclamatory sentence
  • compound sentence
  • complex sentence
  • compound-complex sentence

Examples of declarative sentence in the following topics:

  • Ending Punctuation

    • Recall that declarative sentences make statements and imperative sentences give commands.
    • (declarative sentence containing an imperative statement)
    • Declarative sentences sometimes contain direct questions.
    • (declarative sentence with a direct question)
    • (declarative sentence that includes an exclamation)
  • Using Varied Sentence Lengths and Styles

    • Here is an example of declarative sentence: "I have to go to work. " A declarative sentence, or declaration, commonly makes a statement and is the most common type of sentence.
    • Structural classifications for sentences include: simple sentences, compound sentences, complex sentences, and compound-complex sentences.
    • A declarative sentence, or declaration, is the most common type of sentence.
    • Sentences in English can also be classified as either major sentences or minor sentences:
    • A major sentence is a regular sentence with a subject and a predicate.
  • Structure of a Sentence

    • Structural classifications for sentences include simple sentences, compound sentences, complex sentences, and compound-complex sentences.
    • English sentences can also be classified based on their purpose: declarations, interrogatives, exclamations, and imperatives.
    • A declarative sentence, or declaration, is the most common type of sentence.
    • Because you'll be relying on statements most of the time, you'll want to vary the structure of your declarative sentences, using the forms above, to be sure your paragraphs don't feel plodding. 
    • One declaration after the next can lull the reader into complacency (or, worse, sleep).
  • The Declaration of the Rights of Man

    • The spirit of secular natural law rests at the foundations of the Declaration.
    • Freedom of speech and press were declared and arbitrary arrests outlawed.
    • The Declaration, together with the American Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Bill of Rights, inspired in large part the 1948 United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
    • It was translated as soon as 1793–1794 by Colombian Antonio Nariño, who published it despite the Inquisition and was sentenced to be imprisoned for ten years for doing so.
    • Identify the main points in the Declaration of the Rights of Man.
  • Structure of a Sentence

  • Classification of Sentences

  • Form of Interrogative Sentences

  • Simple and Compound Sentences

  • Defining the Thesis

    • It is typically only one to three sentences long.
    • It should be a declarative statement, stating what position you will argue.
    • It's also particularly helpful to give a quick outline of just how you plan to achieve those goals in another few sentences, immediately following your thesis statement.
  • Transitions, Signal Phrases, and Pointing Words

    • Connections between each idea—both between sentences and between paragraphs—should enhance that sense of cohesion.
    • A transition can be a word, phrase, or sentence—in longer works, they can even be a whole paragraph.
    • Transitions refer to both the preceding and ensuing sentence, paragraph, or section of a written work.
    • An "if–then" structure is a common transition technique in concluding sentences:
    • Here are some common signal-phrase verbs: acknowledges, adds, admits, argues, asserts, believes, claims, confirms, contends, declares, denies, disputes, emphasizes, grants, implies, insists, notes, observes, points out, reasons, refutes, rejects, reports, responds, suggests, thinks, writes.
Subjects
  • Accounting
  • Algebra
  • Art History
  • Biology
  • Business
  • Calculus
  • Chemistry
  • Communications
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Microbiology
  • Physics
  • Physiology
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Statistics
  • U.S. History
  • World History
  • Writing

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