Declarative

Common conversions

A declarative sentence makes a statement and ends with a period. It provides information, states a fact, or expresses an opinion, and is the most common type of sentence in the English language.

For example, "The sky is blue" or "I like pizza" are declarative sentences. 

Function: To declare or state something, relay information, or express an opinion.

Punctuation: Always ends with a period (.).

Examples:

"My name is Jasmine".

"I went to the shop today".

"Exercise is healthy".

"I can't ride a bike".

Declarative to interrogative

Place the auxiliary or helping verb before the subject. 

Add a question mark at the end. 

Example: He is coming to the meeting. Becomes Is he coming to the meeting? 

To change a declarative sentence to an interrogative one, you can either invert the subject and the verb or add an auxiliary verb like "do," "does," or "did" at the beginning of the sentence. The new sentence should end with a question mark. 

Declarative	Interrogative
Sheila is my best friend.	Is Sheila your best friend?
He was studying.	Was he studying?
They love singing.	Do they love singing?
Anne came in the morning.	Did Anne come in the morning?
They will come.	Will they come?
She has refused the offer.	Has she refused the offer?
My sister knits mittens for charity.	Does my sister knit mittens for charity?
I like all kinds of music.	Do you like all kinds of music?
He went to school.	Did he go to school?

 

 

Declarative to exclamatory

Begin with a word like "How" or "What".

Move the subject and verb to the end of the sentence.

Add an exclamation mark at the end.

Example: The water is cold. Becomes How cold the water is! 

Declarative sentences can be turned into exclamatory sentences by adding an exclamation mark to show strong emotion, or by starting them with "What a..." or "How...". 

Declarative: The sky is very beautiful today.

Exclamatory: What a beautiful sky today!

Declarative: I am so tired.

Exclamatory: I am so tired!

Declarative: She won the prize.

Exclamatory: How she won the prize!

Declarative: The place is amazing.

Exclamatory: What an amazing place!

Declarative: You are so kind.

Exclamatory: How kind of you!

Declarative: This is a big house.

Exclamatory: What a big house this is!