HSK 1
陈述句
chén shù jù
Declarative sentences
Explanation
A declarative sentence (陈述句 - a type of sentence used to state, recount, describe an event or express an opinion) is the most basic sentence type; it carries no questioning or exclamatory mood/tone (the attitude of the sentence: question, exclamation, affirmation...), and ends with a period.
Subject (the person or thing performing the action, at the start of the sentence) + Predicate (+ Object). E.g. 妈妈 (mom) + 做 (cooks) + 晚饭 (dinner). - Affirmative form: 妈妈做晚饭 (Mom cooks dinner). - Negative form: add 不 (bù - not) or 没 (méi - not yet/not) before the verb, e.g. 我不喜欢看电视 (I don't like watching TV).
When you want to inform, recount, or describe an event or state without asking or expressing strong emotion.
Confusing 不 and 没 in negation. 不 (bù) negates habits, will, the future; 没 (méi) negates something that has already happened (has not been done). Also, a declarative sentence does NOT add 吗 at the end (adding 吗 would turn it into a question).
Examples
Mom cooks dinner.
I don't like watching TV.
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