Question
1. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Is this a declarative sentence?
2. Which of these is a declarative sentence?
a. You will go to swim tomorrow.
b. I am hoping to be able to go to swim.
Is it a?
Thank you so much.
Is this a declarative sentence?
2. Which of these is a declarative sentence?
a. You will go to swim tomorrow.
b. I am hoping to be able to go to swim.
Is it a?
Thank you so much.
Answers
Ms. Sue
1. Yes.
2. Both are declarative sentences.
2. Both are declarative sentences.
Writeacher
Yes, #1 is a declarative sentence.
In #2, both are declarative sentences.
In #2, both are declarative sentences.
Anonymous
But for #2, I think only one of them is right as I can only choose one of them.
Anyway, thanks.
Anyway, thanks.
Ms. Sue
Please check with your instructor about # 2. Both Writeacher and I are certified English teachers with many years of teaching English.
Also -- if one of those sentences is not declarative, which of the other three types of sentences could it be?
An imperative sentence makes a command or request.
An interrogative sentence asks a question.
An exclamatory sentence expresses strong feeling.
Also -- if one of those sentences is not declarative, which of the other three types of sentences could it be?
An imperative sentence makes a command or request.
An interrogative sentence asks a question.
An exclamatory sentence expresses strong feeling.