“Gettysburg Address” by Abraham Lincoln

Which of the following basic sentence types appear in the passage?

I. interrogative
II. imperative
III. declarative
A.
II only
B.
III only
C.
I and III
D.
II and III
E.
I, II, and III

D.  II and III

Explanation:

Interrogative phrases are those that present a type of questioning, a type of question. In “Gettysburg Address,” Lincoln makes no question and for that reason, we can say that there are no interrogative phrases in the speech.

Almost every discourse contains declarative sentences that are phrases where the author finds a fact. Lincoln uses this type of phrase right at the beginning of the discreet, when he states that "87 years ago, our parents gave birth, on this continent, to a new Nation, conceived in Liberty and devoted to the principle that all men are born equal."

Lincoln also uses imperative phrases that are phrases used to express a request, an order or an instruction. It is possible to see these phrases at the very end of the speech when Lincoln says "It is up to us, the living, to dedicate ourselves today to the work unfinished up to this point so remarkably advanced by those who fought here."