declarative

/dɪˈklærətɪv/
Syllables de·clar·a·tive
Stress de-CLAR-a-tive

Phonics Breakdown

de
/dɪ/
short i
clar
/klær/
short a
a
/ə/
schwa
tive
/tɪv/
short i

Meaning

stating or explaining something clearly; a type of sentence that makes a statement

Sound Reference

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de=/dɪ/(declare) + clar=/klær/(clarity) + a=/ə/(about) + tive=/tɪv/(active)

Example

English has three main sentence types: declarative, interrogative, and imperative.