<prompt> Hlophisa polelo: Ke utloa mehato ea maoto kantle.nan  <response>: Instruction in English: Classify the sentence: I can hear footsteps outside. . Response in English: The sentence is a declarative sentence because it makes a statement or asserts something as fact. . Response in Sesotho: Polelo ke polelo e hlalosang hobane e fana ka polelo kapa e tiisa hore ntho ke nete. 