From b6ec98465599782d2b17e8aab85f85dc1239826c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Susan Quigley Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 19:06:12 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Issues 97 & 98 RQuestions --- jit/figs-sentencetypes/01.md | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/jit/figs-sentencetypes/01.md b/jit/figs-sentencetypes/01.md index 3dfae9e..e8eac8b 100644 --- a/jit/figs-sentencetypes/01.md +++ b/jit/figs-sentencetypes/01.md @@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ A **sentence** is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. The basic The examples below show each of these types used for their main functions. -##### Statements +#### Statements >In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. (Genesis 1:1 ULB) Statements can also have other functions. (see [Statements - Other Uses](../figs-declarative/01.md)) -##### Questions +#### Questions The speakers below used these questions to get information, and the people they were speaking to answered their questions. @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ The speakers below used these questions to get information, and the people they Questions can also have other functions. (see [Rhetorical Question](../figs-rquestion/01.md)) -##### Imperative Sentences +#### Imperative Sentences There are different kinds of imperative sentences: commands, instructions, suggestions, invitations, requests, and wishes. @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ With a **request**, the speaker uses politeness to say that he wants someone to >Please excuse me. (Luke 14:18 ULB) -With a **wish** a person expresses what they want to happen. In English they often start with the word "may" or "let." +With a **wish** a person expresses what they want to happen. In English, wishes often start with the word "may" or "let." In Genesis 28, Isaac told Jacob what he wanted God to do for him. >May God Almighty bless you, make you fruitful and multiply you ... (Genesis 28:3 ULB) @@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ In Genesis 21, Hagar expressed her strong desire not to see her son die, and the Imperative sentences also have other functions. (see [Imperatives - Other Uses](../figs-imperative/01.md)) -##### Exclamations +#### Exclamations -Exclamations express strong feeling. In the ULB and UDB, they usually have an exclamation mark (!) at the end. +Exclamations express strong feeling. In the ULB and UDB, they usually have an exclamation mark (!) at the end. In the example below, Jesus's disciples show their fear and how urgently they needed help. >Save us, Lord; we are about to die! (Matthew 8:25 ULB) (See [Exclamations](../figs-exclamations/01.md) for other ways that exclamations are shown and ways to translate them.)