Look carefully at these phrases:
You are my best friend.
I do not like lies.
Why didn't you come to the amusement park?
How beautiful the day is!
In each of them there was an intention on the part of whoever issued the message. This intention can reveal an astonishment, a question, an admiration. As you can also be affirming or denying something.
Did you notice that this intention is marked by the punctuation mark?
It is through him that we classify the sentences. Let's know a little more about this classification:
Declarative Phrases
They are divided into:
Affirmations:
The intention is to assert about a certain subject
Ex: Fun is very important.
Negatives:
That's when we make a negative statement.
Ex: Roberta didn't want your help
Questions:
Reveal a question about something
Ex: You won't be traveling on this vacation?
Exclamations:
They indicate a feeling of joy, amazement, horror, among others.
Ex: The test was very difficult!
By Vânia Duarte
graduated in letters
Kids School Team