COMMUNICATIVE TYPES

OF SENTENCES
What is the sentence?

The sentence is a communicative unit,

therefore the primary classification of
sentences must be based on the
communicative principle. Blox.M
Types of sentences

The declarative sentence

The imperative sentence
The interrogative sentence
The exclamatory sentence
The declarative sentence

Declarative sentences are simply statements

that relay information.

A declarative sentence states the facts or an

opinion and lets the reader know something
specific. It always ends with a period.
Ex:
All they need do would be to walk round me, and, after
that, take their diploma
Им достаточно было бы обойти вокруг меня и затем
получить свои дипломы.

I got down the book, and read all I came to read; and then, in
an unthinking moment, I idly turned the leaves, and began
to indolently study diseases, generally. 
Я взял справочник и нашел там все, что мне было нужно,
а потом от нечего делать начал перелистывать книгу,
просматривая то, что там сказано о разных других
болезнях.
The imperative sentence
The imperative sentence expresses
inducement, either affirmative or negative.
That is, it urges the listener, in the form of
request or command, to perform or not to
perform a certain action
Ex:
"Why, you skulking little devil, you," they would say, "get
up and do something for your living, can't you?
...Эй ты, чертенок, - говорили мне, - встань и
займись чем-нибудь, что ли!

"Hi! come further in," I said, shaking him by the shoulder.

"You'll be overboard."
- Эй, осадите назад! Вы свалитесь за борт!
The interrogative sentence
The interrogative sentence expresses a question, i.e. a
request for information wanted by the speaker from
the listener

The interrogative sentence is naturally connected with an

answer, forming together with it a question-answer
dialogue unity
Ex:
"What can I get you, sir?"
 Что прикажете принести, сэр?

"Weren't you a little shaky by Southend Pier one day, and

wanted to be thrown overboard?"

- Не вы ли однажды немного заболели у Саусэндского

мола и мечтали о том, чтобы вас выбросило за борт?
The exclamatory sentence

The exclamatory sentences do not possess any complete set

of qualities that could place them on one and the same
level with the three cardinal communicative types of
sentences.

An exclamatory sentence makes a statement that

conveys strong emotion or excitement. 
Ex:
What I suffer in that way no tongue can tell!
Сколько я перестрадал в этом смысле, не
расскажешь словами! 

"Southend Pier!" he replied, with a puzzled

expression.
Саусэндский мол! - повторил он с изумленным
видом.