State whether the following sentences are declarative, interrogative, exclamatory or imperative.

1. Put the books on the table.

2. Wait here until I return.

3. Why are you looking at me like that?

4. What did you do then?

5. Go find something to eat.

6. He was represented by his lawyer.

7. What a beautiful sunset!

8. How beautifully the children dance!

9. Mumbai is a big city.

10. She didn’t speak a word.

11. I was amused by her antics.

12. Where have you been all this while?

Answers

1. Put the books on the table. (Imperative)

2. Wait here until I return. (Imperative)

3. Why are you looking at me like that? (Interrogative)

4. What did you do then? (Interrogative)

5. Go find something to eat. (Declarative)

6. He was represented by his lawyer. (Declarative)

7. What a beautiful sunset! (Exclamatory)

8. How beautifully the children dance! (Exclamatory)

9. Mumbai is a big city. (Declarative)

10. She didn’t speak a word. (Declarative)

11. I was amused by her antics. (Declarative)

12. Where have you been all this while? (Interrogative)