Question

What is the correct classification for the sentence “Don’t speak a word”?

• A. Declarative (Negative)
• B. Imperative (Negative)
• C. Interrogative (Negative)
• D. Exclamatory (Negative)

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Imperative (Negative)

• It gives a command telling someone not to do something.

• Negative commands fall under negative imperative sentences.

• It instructs by prohibiting.