I asked if you could explain this.

[Sabrina.S]

Please help me identify the clause type

Clearly frustrated, Deirdre takes a big bite from one of Waymond’s cookies and chases it with a protein shake, then points at a receipt with a big red sticky note on it.
DEIRDRE: I asked if you could explain this?

Clause type:
declarative
closed interrogative
open interrogative
exclamative
imperative
other

Most likely speech act:
making a statement
asking a closed question
asking an open question
making an exclamatory statement
issuing a directive
other

OFFICER #2: Miss, you can’t be up here.
JOBU: Is it that I can’t be here, or that I’m not allowed to be here?
Clause type:
declarative
closed interrogative
open interrogative
exclamative
imperative
other

Most likely speech act:
making a statement
asking a closed question
asking an open question
making an exclamatory statement
issuing a directive
other

Deirdre sighs and wipes a tear with a hot dog finger.
DEIRDRE: Oh honey, isn’t it beautiful?
Evelyn looks down at her own hot dog hands and shrieks.
Clause type:
declarative
closed interrogative
open interrogative
exclamative
imperative
other

Most likely speech act:
making a statement
asking a closed question
asking an open question
making an exclamatory statement
issuing a directive
other

 

[5jj]

This looks like a homework assignment. We don't help with such tasks. your teacher wants to know what you can do, not what we can do.

 

[emsr2d2]

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