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Question
Give three examples of sentences which are not statements. Give reasons for the answers.
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Solution
1) I won the trophy!
It is an exclamatory sentence, so it is not a statement.
2) Please fetch me a glass of water.
It is an imperative sentence. In other words, it can be expressed either as a request or as a command. Therefore, it not a statement.
3) Can you do this work for me?
It is an interrogative sentence, so it is not a statement.
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