Question

Which one of the following is not a statement?
A) It is not that the sky is blue.
B) Is the sky blue?
C) The sky is blue.
D) The sky is dark in the night.
E) The sky is not blue in the night.

Answer 1

Hint: A statement, such as "Pizza is delicious," is a sentence that states something is real. In the worlds of law, finance, and government, there are other types of claims. Every statement makes an argument or makes a point. If you see an accident, you must report it to the police and describe what you saw.

Complete answer:
Interrogative statement - The type of interrogative clause is traditionally associated with question-like meanings. For example, the interrogative syntax of the English sentence "Is Hannah sick?" separates it from its declarative equivalent "Hannah is sick."

A direct question is asked in an interrogative sentence, which often ends in a question mark. A query is referred to as an "interrogative sentence."

Option A) It is not that the sky is blue.: Statement is something that makes sense and makes a point. Here it is saying something in a sentence that is not a question but just a thought that “it is not that the sky is blue”. Hence, the sentence is a statement. which statement is also called a declarative statement. Hence, this option is incorrect.

Option B) Is the sky blue?: A direct question is asked in an interrogative sentence, which is punctuated with a question mark at the conclusion. Here, it is asked if the sky is blue or not. So, The sentence is not a statement. Hence, this option is correct.

Option C) The sky is blue.: The term statement can be used to refer to either a meaningful declarative sentence that is true or false or the claim made by a true or false declarative sentence in logic. The above sentence is a fact that the sky is blue. So, the sentence is a statement. Hence, this option is incorrect.

Option D) The sky is dark in the night. : A statement is a simple fact or viewpoint. It's a certain type of sentence. It is frequently punctuated with a period or an exclamation point at the conclusion. Above sentence is stating a fact that the sky is dark at night. So, the sentence is a statement. Hence, this option is incorrect.

Option E) The sky is not blue in the night.: Statements do not make requests, ask questions, or issue instructions. They aren't exclamations either. The above sentence is saying something not asking which we already know that the sky is not blue in the night. So, the sentence is a statement. Hence, this option is incorrect.

All of the above options are statements except Option B. which is an interrogative statement, hence option B. Is the sky blue? is the correct answer.

Note: There are three basic types of questions, all of which are interrogative sentences:
- If you're asked a yes/no question, the answer is "yes" or "no," as in: Do you want dinner? (Thank you, but no.)
- The response to a question-word (WH) question is "information," for example: Where do you live? (This is in Paris.)
- If you're asked a choice question, the answer is "in the question," such as "Do you want tea or coffee?" (I'd like a cup of tea.)