Everybody clapped the performance enthusiastically.
Correct answer: A. Declarative sentence
- A. Declarative sentence
- B. Imperative sentence
- C. Optative sentence
- D. Exclamatory sentence
Explanation
The sentence "Everybody clapped the performance enthusiastically" is a declarative sentence because it:- Makes a statement or declaration- Provides information about a past event- Has a neutral tone (despite the enthusiastic adverb, the sentence itself is simply stating what happened)
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