The prayer “<em>Sus hijos corrían; no medían el peligro</em>" can be called a compound sentence, depending on its structure, or a declarative sentence, depending on its function.
<h3>Types of sentences</h3>According to the structure, there are:
- Simple sentences
- Compound sentences
- Copulative sentences
- Predicative sentences
- Personal prayers
- Impersonal sentences
- Active sentences
- Passive sentences
According to its function, there are:
- declarative sentences
- Interrogative sentences
- Exclamation sentences
- exhortatory sentences
- wishful sentences
- doubtful sentences
It is compound because it has more than one verb (run, measure) and, therefore, it expresses more than one action. In this case there are two propositions:
- Sus hijos corrían;
- no medían el peligro
Both propositions are independent but complementary, which is why they are considered juxtaposed.
<h3>Why is it a declarative sentence?</h3>It is declarative because both propositions express an idea or information, in this case affirmative.
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