grammar : having the form of a statement rather than a question or a command
▪ “They went to school” is a declarative sentence. — compare imperative, interrogative
▪ “They went to school” is a declarative sentence. — compare imperative, interrogative
the declarative
grammar : the form that a phrase or sentence has when it is stating something
▪ “They went to school” is in the declarative.
▪ “They went to school” is in the declarative.





