The subject was ably discussed,first, in a resolution introduced by Senator Clay declarative of principles involving some reduction of duties on articles that did not compete with American industries, but maintaining generally the "American System" successfully introduced by him in the tariff of 1824; and then, in a bill framed in accordance with the resolution,both of which were passed in 1832.

This has, probably, led philologists to observe that the verb declarative of existence, was wanting, and discouraged them in the search of it.

When before was it imagined by sensible men that a regulative or declarative statute, whether enacted ten or forty years ago, is irrepealable; that an act of Congress is above the Constitution?

It is not, however, on all occasions, confined to its primary use; else it would be simply and only declarative.

But every scholar must observe, that the simple preterit, which is the first form of this tense, and is never found in any other, as often as the sentence is declarative, tells what happened within some period of time fully past, as last week, last year; whereas the perfect tense is used to express what has happened within some period of time not yet fully past, as this week, this year.

4.In a declarative sentence also, there may be a rhetorical or poetical transposition of one or both of the terms: as, "And I thy victim now remain.

"An indirect question may refer to either of the five elements of a declarative sentence."Ib., p. 123.

"Thus the declarative mode may be used in asking a question; as, what man is frail."Ib., p. 358.

"An indirect question may refer to any of the five elements of a declarative sentence.

"Thus the declarative mood [i.e., the indicative mood] may be used in asking a question: as, 'What man is frail?'"Id.

He might have been better employed in explaining some of his own phraseology, such as, "the indefinite-past and present of the declarative mode."Ib., p. 100.

The meaning is, "Whose house is that house?" or, in the order of a declarative sentence, "That house is whose house?"

Statement of the Question.+The subject of debate may be stated in the form of a resolution, a declarative sentence, or a question; as, "Resolved that the recess should be lengthened," or "The recess should be lengthened," or, "Should the recess be lengthened?"

The subject of the debate may be stated in the form of a resolution, a declarative sentence, or a question.

Statement of the Proposition.+The subject about which we argue may be stated in any one of the three forms discussed in Section 74; that is, as a declarative sentence, a resolution, or a question.

The period is used at the close of imperative and declarative sentences.

Classification of Sentences as to Purpose.+Sentences are classified according to purpose into three classes: declarative, interrogative, and imperative sentences.

A declarative sentence is one that makes a statement or declares something:

(exclamatory declarative).

Notice that the exclamation point follows the declarative and imperative forms, but the interrogative form is followed by the question mark.

Shall, in the second and third persons, is not simply the sign of the future tense in declarative sentences.

Some weeks before we reached Kamchatka I determined to learn, if possible, a few common expressions, which would be most useful in our first intercourse with the natives, and among them the simple declarative sentence, "I want something to eat."