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Unit 10: Kinds of Sentences

2. Alternative Interrogatives: Alternative interrogatives are those question sentences that Notes
offer two or more alternative responses.

Examples:
1. Did you score highest or she? (Answer: I/she)

2. Will you go to the market for me or should I send Rakesh? (Answer: I will go/ send
Rakesh)
3. Tag Interrogatives: Tag interrogatives are those question sentences that have question
phrases tagged onto the end of a declarative sentence.

Examples:
1. You scored highest, didn’t you?
2. You will go to the market for me, won’t you?
4. Information Interrogatives: These sentences are also known as Wh-questions. They
generally require special information for their answers. They can be identified by the

presence of an interrogative pronoun like why, when, how much, etc, in the first place and

can be asked to any part of the sentence.
Examples:
1. Who scored highest ?

2. When will you go to the market for me?

10.2.5 Exclamatory

An exclamation mark (!) is used to express an emotional utterance. Therefore, an exclamatory
sentence is used to express astonishment or extreme emotion. An exclamation can be a word,
phrase, or a complete sentence that conveys great emotion or intensity. An exclamatory sentence
ends with an exclamation mark.
Exclamation points are generally not used in formal writing but are a commonplace at the end of
an emphatic declaration, interjection, or command.

Examples:

1. Congratulations! You have been promoted.
2. Alas! I could not win.

The sentence

1. Well, wells well well wells up.
Means: Wells of good health rile up other wells of good health.
2. Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.
This is a grammatically correct sentence and has a meaning i.e. Bison from Buffalo
intimidate (other) bison from Buffalo that are intimidated by bison from Buffalo.

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