An imperative sentence gives a command. It usually ends with a period, but it may also end with an exclamation point (!).Commands ask or tell people to do something.
This glossary is to define the following
command
statement
tag question
exclamation
gerund
appositive
An imperative sentence gives a command. It usually ends with a period, but it may also end with an exclamation point (!).Commands ask or tell people to do something.
A declarative sentence (also known as a statement) makes a statement and ends with a period. It's named appropriately because it declares or states something.
uestion tags are short questions at the end of statements.
They are mainly used in speech when we want to:
confirm that something is true or not, or
to encourage a reply from the person we are speaking to
a sentence is exclamatory if it ends with an exclamation mark. The exclamation mark indicates strong emotion.
A gerund is a noun made from a verb by adding "-ing." The gerund form of the verb "read" is "reading." You can use a gerund as the subject, the complement, or the object of a sentence.
An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it. The appositive can be a short or long combination of words
One word or phrase modifies another by making its meaning more specific. In the phrase primary-s chool teacher Teacher is modified by p rimary-school (to mean a specific kind of teacher