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@ -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
><u>Please excuse</u> 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.
><u>May God Almighty bless</u> you, make you fruitful and multiply you ... (Genesis 28:3 ULB)
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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.)