Identifying clauses

5. Sentences Classified by Purpose

Just as there are four different sentence structures, there are four basic sentence purposes.
• a declarative sentence makes a statement, or declaration: Cake is delicious.
• an imperative sentence is used to command or request: I want more cake now.
• an interrogative sentence poses a question: Do you like cake?
• an exclamatory sentence exclaims something: Cake is the best dessert ever