Keep the rules distinct
• Rule 1: A declarative sentence may be true or false.
• Rule 2: A non-declarative sentence performs a command, question, or similar function when spoken.
• Rule 3: Command, prohibition, interrogation, wish, and vocative are common forms of non-declarative speech.
• Rule 4: Do not analyze an interrogative sentence as though it were a declarative statement.
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Declarative and Non-declarative Sentences: Rules and Distinctions
Level 4: Declarative and Non-declarative Sentences
Keep the rules distinct
• Rule 1: A declarative sentence may be true or false.
• Rule 2: A non-declarative sentence performs a command, question, or similar function when spoken.
• Rule 3: Command, prohibition, interrogation, wish, and vocative are common forms of non-declarative speech.
• Rule 4: Do not analyze an interrogative sentence as though it were a declarative statement.