Showing posts with label Declarative Sentences. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Declarative Sentences. Show all posts

Monday, December 22, 2008

Formation of Declarative and Interrogative Sentences


Given below is the formation of Declarative and Interrogative Sentences in English. It gives a very basic idea of Declarative Sentence Structure and Interrogative Sentence Structure.


Declarative Sentences


AFFIRMATIVE DECLARATIVE SENTENCES:


S + V

He reads. (Singular)

We read. (Plural)


S + V + O

He reads books. (Singular)

We read books. (Plural)


S + V + Adj. + O

He reads good books. (Singular)

We read good books. (Plural)


NEGATIVE DECLARATIVE SENTENCES:


S + H.V. + Adv. (Not) + V

He does not read. (Singular)

We do not read. (Plural)


S + H.V. + Adv. (Not) + V + O

He does not read books. (Singular)

We do not read books. (Plural)


S + H.V. + Adv. (Not) + V + Adj. + O

He does not read good books. (Singular)

We do not read good books. (Plural)



Interrogative Sentences


AFFIRMATIVE INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES:


H.V. + S + V

Does he read? (Singular)

Do we read? (Plural)


H.V. + S + V + O

Does he read books? (Singular)

Do we read books? (Plural)


H.V. + S + V + Adj.+ O

Does he read good books? (Singular)

Do we read good books? (Plural)


NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES:


H.V. + Adv. (Not) + S + V

Doesn't he read? (Singular)

Don't we read? (Plural)


H.V. + Adv. (Not) + S + V + O

Doesn't he read books? (Singular)

Don't we read books? (Plural)


H.V. + Adv. (Not) + S + V + Adj. + O

Doesn't he read good books? (Singular)

Don't we read good books? (Plural)


Glossary of Terms Used

S = Subject

V = Verb

O = Object

H.V. = Helping Verb

Adj. = Adjective

Adv. = Adverb