Question

what kind of sentence is this? spencer was overcome with joy when he learned that his play won first prize in the drama festival. declarative imperative interrogative exclamatory

Explanation:

A declarative sentence makes a statement or conveys information. The given sentence "Spencer was overcome with joy when he learned that his play won first prize in the drama festival." is stating a fact about Spencer's reaction and the event. An imperative sentence gives a command, an interrogative asks a question, and an exclamatory shows strong emotion with an exclamation mark (this sentence ends with a period, not an exclamation mark). So it is declarative.

Answer:

A. declarative