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 AffirmativeA declarative sentence indicating "yes"; also called a positive sentence. E.g.: John likes squash a lot.

subject auxiliary verb (present participle)  
I am sleeping in the garden.
He/she/it is
YouWe
You
They
are

NegativeA declarative sentence indicating "no". E.g.: Tim has no friends.

subject auxiliary not verb (present participle)  
I am not sleeping in the garden.
He/she/it is
You We
You
They
are

InterrogativeThe sentence type used to express a direct question. E.g.: What are you doing?

(question word) auxiliary subject verb (present participle)  
(Where
Why)
am I sleeping in the garden?
is he/she/it
are you
we
you
they
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