Question

Identify the type of sentence: Farmers plow their field.

1️⃣ Declarative sentence
2️⃣ Imperative sentence
3️⃣ Exclamatory sentence
4️⃣ Interrogative sentence​

Answer 1

This is a declarative sentence.

• There are different types of sentences in the English grammar and declarative sentence is one of the most common types of sentences.
• A declarative sentence makes a statement.
• The given sentence in the question, also makes a statement that the farmers plough their field. That's why, it matches with the definition of a declarative sentence. (The final punctuation of the given sentence is a period, which is also a characteristic of a declarative sentence.)
• The rest of the given options (ie. imperative sentence, exclamatory sentence, interrogative sentence) are not suitable for the given sentence.

Answer 2

Answer:

• The given sentence : 'Farmers plow their field' is said to identify the type of sentence from the given options and the right answer for the sentence is Declarative Sentence.

• According to functions sentences are of five kinds and they are : Assertive, Imperative, Interrogative, Exclamatory and Optative.

• Assertive Sentence is also called Declarative Sentence because this kind of sentences state something or give statements.

• Here the given sentence declares something about 'farmers' and it is 'they plow their fields.'

• Therefore Declarative Sentence is correct for the given sentence.