Sentence Type (definition)

Sentence type refers to the communicative function of a sentence. Sentences can be declarative and express a particular statement or proposition. They can be interrogative and be a request for information, they can be orders (imperatives), or even exclamations of opinion.

See Also

• Imperative Mood (definition)
• Declarative (definition)
• Interrogative (definition)
• Exclamation (definition)
• Negation (definition)

External Links

The links below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Question
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interrogative_mood
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentence_function
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperative_mood

References

• Carnie, A. (2013) Syntax: A Generative Introduction. 3rd Edition. Wiley Blackwell.
• Crystal, D. (2008) Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
• Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.