Sentence examples for declarative mode from inspiring English sources
But most of his art is in the interrogative rather than declarative mode.
(Chinen) ★ Christian Scott (Saturday) The declarative mode comes easily to Mr. Scott, a fiendishly gifted young trumpeter born and raised in New Orleans and now residing in Harlem.
(Chinen) Christian Scott Sextet (Friday through Sunday) The declarative mode comes easily to Mr. Scott, a fiendishly gifted young trumpeter born and raised in New Orleans and now residing in Harlem.
I'll work any hours even all night long If you could put a good word in for me.' JON CARAMANICA CHRISTIAN SCOTT "Christian aTunde Adjuah" (Concord) The declarative mode comes easily to Christian Scott, a fiendishly gifted young trumpeter born and raised in New Orleans and now residing in Harlem.
This quickly morphs into: "Is The Sky Falling?" and then straight into declarative mode: "Sky Is Falling!" For an uninterrupted period (dependent on whether any other catnippy "news" stories break during this time), the airwaves are filled with "experts" explaining how the sky can fall, and politicians claiming they've been telling people about the dangers of falling skies for years.
An exception to the American usage occurs when a direct quote in the declarative mode ends a sentence in the interrogative or exclamatory mode: Example: Are you the one who called the president "a prevaricating cad"?
(Zettel, §160, see Wittgenstein [1981]) In the language game that Wittgenstein seems to have in mind, the notion of "semantic information" is intended in a declarative or factual mode.
His early stories for The New Yorker seemed to be drawn from his own life — they were about men trying to quit drinking and get their lives together — and were in that familiar pared-down mode of short declarative sentences.
As is well-documented, Hemingway favored the simple declarative sentence as the most powerful mode of direct expression, the adjective "good" as highest praise and the preposition "and".
His style is declarative, with hardly a dependent clause.
Clint's ravings are blunt, declarative and infectious in the classic Amis mode, winning over our lower selves despite the protests of our consciences.
