declarative
- noun
- /dɪˈklærətɪv/
- Specialized
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modo declarativo
- In English grammar, a declarative is used to make statements, like "She enjoys painting."
Examples
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Notwithstanding the fact that the majority of such utterances occur as either declaratives or imperatives, Table 3 indicates the presence of a fairly high proportion (36 percent) of interrogative forms within the PE category.
Academic text (1995) -
All of these declarative statements typically point to a lie.
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However, when it came to Sam Bankman freed, you got a simple declarative sentence.
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The story itself begins with an intriguing sentence that is at once simple, declarative and deeply ironic.
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They Milton's language doesn't have the same kind of headlong rush that most declarative English sentences have.
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Abrupt declaratives, brief admissions.
Fiction book (1995) -
"Two of the images use declaratives to model solidarity for the viewer: "My Faculty Mentor Supports My Right to Unionize" and "UNDERGRADS SUPPORT OUR TAs."
Academic text (2005) -
A declarative sentence clearly states a fact, such as "The sky is blue."
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When forming a declarative statement, you simply convey information, for example, "Dogs are friendly animals."
Synonyms
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The verb mood used to state facts and ask questions
A sentence that states a fact or gives information, like 'The sky is blue'
A verb form that shows facts or asks questions
A form of a verb that shows a statement is a fact
The normal verb form used to state facts, for example 'He goes to school'
Compounds
- Specialized
A sentence that states a fact or gives information, like 'The sky is blue'
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Declarative as a noun comes from the same Latin parts de- ('completely') and clarare ('to make clear'), like the English verb declare. So a declarative is the kind of sentence or 'mood' that simply 'states' facts rather than asking or giving orders.