+
_Do the mountains lift up their heads?_ This sentence expresses a question,
and is called an +Interrogative Sentence.+
_Lift up your heads_. This sentence expresses a command, and is called an
+Imperative Sentence+. Such expressions as _You must go_, _You shall go_
are equivalent to imperative sentences, though they have not the imperative
form.
_How the mountains lift up their heads!_ In this sentence the thought is
expressed with strong emotion. It is called an +Exclamatory Sentence+.
_How_ and _what_ usually introduce such sentences; but a declarative, an
interrogative, or an imperative sentence may become exclamatory when the
speaker uses it mainly to give vent to his feelings; as, _It is impossible!
How can I endure it! Talk of hypocrisy after this!_
+DEFINITION.--A _Declarative Sentence_ is one that is used to affirm or to
deny.+
+DEFINITION.--An _Interrogative Sentence_ is one that expresses a
question.+
+DEFINITION.--An _Imperative Sentence_ is one that expresses a command or
an entreaty.+
+DEFINITION.--An _Exclamatory Sentence_ is one that expresses sudden
thought or strong feeling.+ [Footnote: For punctuation, see page 42.]
+INTERROGATION POINT--RULE.--Every direct interrogative sentence should be
followed by an interrogation point.
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