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declarative sentence

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In grammar, the kind of sentence that makes a statement or “declares” something: “He eats yogurt.”

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In Yautja, the structure of a declarative sentence — one that makes a statement, provides a fact or offers an explanation — is the reverse of those in English.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025

Statement A declarative sentence that has a truth value, meaning that it must be either true or false.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

In his left he holds a hand-painted sign etched with four words, one declarative sentence: “I did not forget.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 5, 2021

Martin and Andrea Barrett for what they could do with a declarative sentence.

From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2016

It seems irrevocably fixed that in a prose declarative sentence the verb shall never stand first.

From English: Composition and Literature by Webster, W. F. (William Franklin)

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