<prompt> Lemoga mofuta wa polelo e latelang: Bana ba ne ba bapala mofereferenan  <response>: Instruction in English: Identify the type of the following sentence: The children were playing hide-and-seek . Response in English: The sentence The children were playing hide-and-seek is declarative. It makes a statement and simply provides information. . Response in Sesotho: Polelo e reng Bana ba ne ba bapala me ba batla e hlalosa. E fana ka maikutlo mme e fana ka lintlha feela. 